Clare: What is your writing process? Do you follow a regular routine?

I write character biogs, then a one page overall story plan, then I plan the story out using post it notes for each scene. Each post it note is usually between 500 and 1000 words when I write it. Twelve post it notes to a piece of A4, I plan through to the end of the story ( Read more... )

GIVEAWAY DETAILS from Jay

I’ll give an eBook copy of The Valjevo Encounter to a randomly selected commenter.

I’ll also give a copy to the first person who can tell me what Ty’s mom does for a living at the beginning of The Rough Boys trilogy.

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WINNERS - please contact Jay direct HERE and she will arrange your prizes ( Read more... )

GIVEAWAY DETAILS from Jay

I’ll give an eBook copy of The Valjevo Encounter to a randomly selected commenter.

I’ll also give a copy to the first person who can tell me what Ty’s mom does for a living at the beginning of The Rough Boys trilogy.

Book Blurb: When an imposing man dressed in black leather, riding a Harley, and sporting a mysterious eye ( Read more... )

Thoughts on Writing in General and The Valjevo Encounter in Particular

I like to see my characters change during the course of the novel-that’s the whole point really, isn’t it? One of the ways I show this in The Valjevo Encounter is by having my college student MC, “Tigger”, change his name. Nicknamed by his mother because he was so bouncy as a ( Read more... )

If any fellow authors / bloggers would like to take advantage of another blog (ouch, sounds painful *g*), please let me know. You're always welcome to visit here to announce your latest release / project / whatever.

Email me to ask, any time, at clarelondon11@yahoo.co.uk or clarelondon11@hotmail.com.

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Today's Red Carpet Visitor is fellow author Dev Bentham and her new release, DRIVING INTO THE SUN.
Now available at Loose Id, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, All Romance Ebooks, and other online book stores.


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Originally posted by charliecochrane at Guest author - Liam Livings
Ah, Liam. Ridiculously youthful looking pin up boy of UK Meet. So glad he's my guest again ( Read more... )

Please welcome my fellow Dreamspinner Press author, Mickie B. Ashling, to talk about her new release.

And when you read where it's set, you'll realise how VERY apt it is for me, after the tooth-saga-beset year I'm currently experiencing! Ah well, what doesn't kill us, and all that ... :).

Now over to Mickie ...

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Welcome today to the talented and very popular author Sue Brown, on one of the stops of her blog tour. Sue has had some tricky times with her new, and apparently somewhat controversial cover art! Want to know the whys and wherefores?? Read on ... :)

Sue Brown’s A COCK IN THE WINDOW Blog Tour

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Welcome today to the talented author Kate Sherwood who's chatting about the ever-intriguing topic of authors writing what they know - and the readers' reactions!

GIVEAWAY: Kate is kindly offering a FREE DOWNLOAD of her new book (as soon as it releases) to one lucky commenter. Don't forget to leave your email address and/or contact details in the ( Read more... )