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Review – Writing Fiction by James Essinger

My Review WRITING FICTION: A USER-FRIENDLY GUIDE is a fun book about the writing of novels. It is laid out in accessible and straightforward way,… Read More »Review – Writing Fiction by James Essinger

It’s Banned Books Week Books have been seen as dangerous since we first started writing them. And in 2019, governments around the world continue to… Read More »Banned Books: Is Your Favourite On The List?

As regular readers of this blog know, I love reading books as much as I love writing them. I also love female characters, which is… Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: Lessons We Learned From Female Literary Characters

All About Theme I’m delighted to announce my debut crime novel, The Other Twin, has been selected as one of 9 Harrowing Thrillers with a… Read More »Two-Faced: Powerful Theme In THE OTHER TWIN

Gone, But Not Forgotten Many thanks to Rebecca from McGowan Transcriptions who has been in touch with this fascinating infographic, which details the most mentioned… Read More »Writers Of Instagram – Which Famous Author Is The Most Mentioned?

So, it’s fair to say Netflix’s Bird Box set Twitter tweeting and Facebook and instagram into meltdown! Immediately everyone started sharing opinions and Bird Box-inspired memes, plus… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Bird Box – Stunning Sci Fi or Bird-brained Blunder?

My Goodreads Challenge A bit later than last year, I thought I would post My Year In Books! For the last few years I have… Read More »My Year In Books: 68 Fantastic Reads!

1) So, who are you and what have you written? I’m Will Carver. I have written the January David supernatural thriller series – Girl 4, The… Read More »CRIMINALLY GOOD: interview with author Will Carver

1) Rainwater by Sandra Brown My thoughts: This was no bodice-ripping, muscle-bound hero story, just as such elements don’t exist in my books. It’s a… Read More »BEST OF 3: Romantic Suspense, chosen by author Susan Roebuck

I watched the old BBC version with Sir Alec Guinness in my childhood. Soon after I had my first experience with Eastern Germany, en route… Read More »BOOK VERSUS FILM: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Showdown

All About Cover Art Have you ever decided to read a book simply because you liked the artwork on the cover? There’s a reason why!… Read More »All About Cover Art – Which Is Your Favourite?