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Tag Archives: romance
Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Yorkshire
With both family and friends living in this lovely area, I’ve been to Yorkshire more often than any other part of England – so that’s where I’ve chosen for my second sweet ‘n’ sour books. In each S+S post, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged crime fiction, Lesley McEvoy, romance, Sharon Booth, travel, Yorkshire
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A visit from Cass Grafton
I first met Cass on social media, but given that we both live in – roughly speaking – the same area in lovely Switzerland, it wasn’t long before we met up in person. Since then, we’ve been meeting regularly to … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, travel
Tagged Cass Grafton, Cornwall, romance, Switzerland, The Cottage in a Cornish Cove, Writing
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A Perfect French Setting
Helen Pollard is on the blog today, talking about the lovely setting – a guesthouse in the French countryside – she chose for her bestselling trio of novels. Book number three, Summer at the Little French Guesthouse is out now … Continue reading
In Yorkshire – Resisiting Mr Rochester
Stand by for some lovely pics – today we’re visiting Yorkshire, one of my favourite places in England, along with my fellow Fabrian Books writer Sharon Booth, who sets her books there. Over to Sharon to tell us about her … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts
Tagged Fabrian Books, Jane Eyre, new release, Resisting Mr Rochester, romance, Sharon Booth, Yorkshire
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How much romance do you need in your thriller?
A thrilling romance… or a romantic thriller??? Romance in a thriller can be problematic, as I found out when I was writing Ward Zero, and my editor advised me to change the sex of one of my main characters… So … Continue reading
Posted in My books, The Writing Life
Tagged crime fiction, Helen Pollard, romance, thrillers, Ward Zero, Writing
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The Pros and Cons of Writing Fiction…
This is an updated version of a post I had on the blog for a few months several years ago and then removed. Writing crime fiction vs. writing feel-good fiction… It’s topical again, because at the moment I have both … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged crime fiction, fiction, pros and cons, romance, Writing, writing fiction
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