Treasure every moment. Life can change in a heartbeat. So says the cover of my new book, On A Beautiful Day – and we can all look back and pinpoint ...
The first thing that appealed to me about becoming an author was the idea of putting my overactive imagination to good use and making a living from writing stories. The ...
Diagnosed with chronic asthma at five years of age, my childhood was characterised by long periods of bed-rest, drugs and hospitals. I married Bill, and together we had to weather the storm of my increasing ill health. By ...
When you’re in a position of authority, it’s tempting to come across as all-powerful. After all, you want to command respect. So you might be a very benign omnipotent being, ...
By Peter Meyer, author of The Boy from the Wild From tree climbing and tag to hide-and-seek and even conkers, some of the simplest pleasures of a British childhood are ...
To celebrate the release of her new book The Innocent Wife, author Amy Lloyd tells us a bit about herself. Amy’s debut novel The Innocent Wife is out now published ...
I work as a business coach and mentor to entrepreneurs in a variety of businesses but the majority supply food to UK retailers. I am also the author of the ...
No one is immune from stress, loss, change, or ill health… we all have a fallible human body, we all lose people we love. Energetic bankruptcy is no joke. We need ...
Whether your last relationship ended dramatically or was more of a damp squib, wouldn’t it be better all round to work out what you want from a partner before beginning ...
By author Christian Darkin When my children got to the age when they were starting to read books on their own, I looked around at what was on offer for ...
Some of my favourite stories when growing up were Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Wizard of Oz. I loved how normal, everyday people were able ...
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willougby will return to their hosting duties of Dancing On Ice this coming weekend, bringing the series back from the dead and introducing a whole host ...
EVERLESS isn’t the first book I wrote—that honor goes to a picture book called “Stleznen,” which I wrote and illustrated at the age of five. It was about a girl ...
The more drama there is in my writing, the less it shows in my daily life. Good working days are those when almost nothing happens. In fact, the best days ...
Stephen Spinks wrote his dissertation on Edward II while reading history at King’s College London. He is a heritage professional, working for the National Trust managing three historic properties in ...
By writer and foster carer, Rosie Lewis Memoirs written by foster carers are often tense, deeply affecting reads; domestic thrillers made all the more compelling because they are true. As ...
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It’s taken me a long time to figure out what actually works for me. I’ve tried all sorts of diet and exercise programmes, the winning formula for ...
Yours might be super noble and worthy (go you!) but mine are mostly rubbish. Stop eating chocolate. Don’t drink wine for a month. The truth is, none of the lame ...
In 2008 I returned to my hometown after spending a year in Australia. And nothing had changed, except me.I knew I could never live there again. Years later I found ...
Freda Lightfoot tells us a bit about herself upon the release of her new book Peace In My Heart. In Lancashire, brought up behind my parent’s shoe shop. As an ...
Kate McKinnon sits down for an interview to discuss her starring role as the voice of a hilarious goat called Lupe in the animated film, FERDINAND. From Blue Sky Studios, ...
