Continuing the writers abroad series, this week it features Vanessa Couchman whom I met at a literary festival here in France. Vanessa writes historical novels and short stories set in France or on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Quirky true stories often find their way into her fiction, and she likes nothing more than pottering […]
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April 29th, 2021 | Tags: Books, Characters, France, heroines, historical, historical fiction, writers abroad, Writing skills | Category: Authors, France, Guests, Insights, Writing life | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Photo by Sara Perry Continuing our series about English-speaking writers based in Europe and their ‘terroir’ – the place where they live. How does it affect their writing? This week, it’s Tracey Warr who lives near Albi in southern France. She has published five novels set in early medieval Europe. Her first […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!April 22nd, 2021 | Tags: France, heroines, historical fiction, inspiration, Research, writers abroad | Category: Authors, Books, France, Guests, Research, Women's history, Writing life | Comments are closed I’m delighted to welcome crime writer to the blog. I was entranced by Chris’s ‘The Death Game’ where I first met Kirsty Campbell so I had to know more. Chris won the Scottish Association of Writers’ Pitlochry Award for two of her contemporary thrillers in the Dundee Crime Series. One of these books, ‘Dead Wood’, […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!April 8th, 2021 | Tags: advice, Crime, heroines, historical, historical fiction, Research | Category: Authors, Guests, Research, Setting, Writing skills | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) 
Writing is going along steadily, but slowly. I’ve written a 5,000 word short story as a prequel to Double Identity which will become exclusive to newsletter subscribers. The draft of my next full-length thriller stands at just over 40,000 words, so about halfway. But in the lockdown I’ve been reading like a demon. That’s […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!March 7th, 2021 | Tags: Books, historical fiction, lockdown reading, reading, reading books, spy stories, thriller | Category: Authors, Books, Readers | Comments are closed I’m delighted to welcome back Antoine Vanner, creator of the Dawlish Chronicles series featuring Royal Navy officer Nicholas Dawlish (1845-1918) and his wife Florence (1855-1946). Nine volumes have been published to date and I’m looking forward to reading more! Antoine’s own adventurous life, his knowledge of human nature, his passion for nineteenth-century history and understanding […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 10th, 2020 | Tags: Antoine Vanner, Books, heroines, historical fiction, naval historical fiction, Victorian women | Category: Amazon, Authors, Characters, Guests, Women's history, Writing skills | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) |
   
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