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Emerging Writers Guest Post #60 – Fiona Linday – my journey to YA 25 Aug 2013 | 11:41 am
Hello, I’m an East Midland’s writer. I took up the challenge of writing, having completed a Certificate in Creative Writing at Lancaster University. In 2009, after nearly twenty years supporting liter...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #59 – How “Gypsies” inspired my novel – William J. Jackson 21 Aug 2013 | 10:24 am
Seeking one thing we sometimes find another; yet often it’s the thing not originally sought which enables us to understand better the entire picture of what we were seeking all along. In Madras, doing...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #58 – Deadly Pleasures – Mary Firmin 18 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
I was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and now live in Rancho Mirage, California, a Desert Community they call the Playground of Presidents. My journey has been a long and rocky one, but brimming with life...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #57 – Zoe Miller – When writing is your destiny 14 Aug 2013 | 11:24 am
Some writers know from childhood that it is their destiny to be a writer. Others come to it later in life in a ‘road to Damascus’ moment when sitting down to write suddenly feels like a homecoming of ...
The Secrets of Manhattan #4 What did the 1st President of the United States do in Manhattan? 13 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
This post is part of a series I will be writing in the run up to the launch of The Manhattan Puzzle on October 10th, 2013. They will describe some of the most interesting things I have discovered abou...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #56 – George Polley – Would you take a Bear as a pet? 11 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
About George: I’ve been writing and publishing (mainly short stories and poems) for years, tucking my writing in around a busy career in the mental health field. Then I retired at the end of 2007, my...
Last chance to win a signed advance “collectors item” copy of The Istanbul Puzzle +news 2 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
Last month’s winner was Jane Willis (comment 3). This month, August 2013, the prize is the last Advance Reader Copy of The Istanbul Puzzle! If you win it will be posted anywhere in the world. You ha...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #55 – Derek Thompson – Covenant, a mystical fantasy – the same, but different 28 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Derek Thompson writes fiction, non-fiction and comedy. His fiction includes fantasy, thrillers and comedy drama. Non-fiction includes human interest, green living and business. His comedy is for print...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #54 – Shirley Ford – finding characters for women’s fiction 24 Jul 2013 | 10:05 am
As I planned for my retirement, I began to wonder what to do with all the spare time I would have. How would I fill my days? I needn’t have worried. I discovered writing! Now there aren’t enough ho...
Emerging Writers Guest Post #53 – About Debbie Martin – writing about challenging subjects 21 Jul 2013 | 06:06 pm
About the Author, Debbie Martin: I live in the UK, on the south coast in an idyllic thatch cottage. I’m widowed and have two teenage daughters, but don’t let the ‘roses round the door’ image fool you...
