Tag Archives: Bea Davenport

From first idea to published book: Bea Davenport and The Misper

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

Bea Davenport was the first writer I met in real life. Our debut novels were published in 2013, and we did several bookshop and library events together, and then repeated the process with our second novels in 2014. Since then, … Continue reading →

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My Cousin Faustina…

Posted on April 26, 2015 by

Here it is, My Cousin Faustina, Bea Davenport’s second children’s book – and this one’s a novel with a difference. Commissioned by Fiction Express, it’s aimed at (reluctant) readers age 10-plus. Bea tells us more about it in the Q&A … Continue reading →

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2014: The best of times and the worst of times…

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

This time tomorrow 2014 will be a thing of the past. It’s been a busy year for me with, as usual, highs and lows and funny bits and decidedly unfunny bits. Here are a few of my own more memorable … Continue reading →

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This Little Piggy

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Remember the children’s rhyme? It’s the title of Bea Davenport’s new book, and there’s a connection between the story and the rhyme. To find out what it is, though, you’ll have to buy the book – I have! A week … Continue reading →

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Dear old Glasgow town…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

Well, I had a brilliant time in Glasgow launching The Cold Cold Sea. The city was looking great after hosting the Commonwealth Games; flowers everywhere and a really good, energetic atmosphere in the air. I missed the Duke of Wellington … Continue reading →

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Some different questions today…

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Today I was invited over to Bea Davenport’s blog, and she managed to find some quite tricky questions for me! Bea is a fellow Legend Press author; her crime novel In Too Deep was published last April and will be … Continue reading →

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