For several years Lorna McCann was a private in the British army, driving soldiers and high-profile army personnel. The mum of one, 51, who now works as a hospital personal assistant, has drawn on her experiences of life in the Forces – from witnessing SAS soldiers leaping out of a plane to accidentally shooting a […]
Category: Writing books…
Newly published author or experienced author? If you have written a fiction or non-fiction book, we would like to hear about it. And if you are thinking of writing a novel then read on for some valuable tips about how to get published, and how to sell your book…
Author Spot: Robin Barratt
Robin Barratt tells how he hopes his new book, Britain’s Toughest Women – chronicling the lives of women bodyguards, bouncers, bodybuilders, boxer, martial artists and MMA fighters in the UK – will be an inspiration to us all. And he also tells how writing something every day has helped him gain success as an author…
How my own family history became a novel…
Novelist Patric Gale – known for his bestsellers set deep in the heart of Cornwall – tells how his latest work, A Place Called Winter, was inspired by his own family history and his great grandfather’s emigration to Canada.
Author Spot: Al Ferguson
New dad, teacher and blogger Al Ferguson tells how the arrival of his own baby prompted him not only to start a blog, but write a book, New Dad book of Secrets…
I turned my real-life experience into a book…
Author Anne Zouroudi, who wed a Greek fisherman, tells how she turned her real life Shirley Valentine experience into a book, was taken on by a top literary agent – and went on to have a successful literary career.
Author Spot: Kathy Lette
With twelve books to her name, Kathy Lette certainly knows her chick lit. In Courting Trouble the Aussie author takes on a slightly grittier topic – complete with her characteristic touch of wit and humour. In this revealing interview, CAMILLA DAVIES finds out more … You’ve enjoyed a prolific writing career, where do you find […]
Are you setting your expectations too high?
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton is is being fought over by film directors who believe it will be a blockbuster. But the harsh reality is very, very few authors end up writing books as a job and earning the sort of living that enables them to secure a mortgage from it for example…
Author Spot: Catherine Alliott
A prolific author with 13 bestselling titles, Catherine Alliott has built a reputation as the British queen of chick lit. Yet, before she became so successful she was made redundant from her copyrighting job in advertising. Here, she tells how initially she was upset… and how it turned out to be a blessing in disguise…
Author Spot: Sarah Wilson
Writing a blog turned into a whole new career for journalist and editor Sarah Wilson. Here she tells how her books I Quit Sugar came about and how quitting sugar doesn’t mean dieting or a ban on treats…
Author Spot: Paul Apowida
Paul Apowida was born in the remote village of Sirigu in northern Ghana but when he was a baby his family, including his parents, died suddenly. No-one in the community where he lived understood why they had died and they believed Paul was evil and to blame for the deaths of his parents….