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calling all women writers (and readers)

I was recently invited to write a guest post ( Let Me Tell you Why I Write) on the very excellent online writing magazine Women Writers, Women Books. Women Writers, Women, Books is an online literary magazine by and about contemporary women … Continue reading

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“Amazon thinks the cities that are most ‘well-read’ are the cities that bought the most stuff from them.”

What happens  in the book world in the US, usually happens in the UK book world next. Here’s an article by Rachel Smalter Hall in Book Riot about an Amazon press release, which lists the “best read” cities in the US (according … Continue reading

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“As long as there is a good story, there will be a book …” True or false?

In today’s  Huffington Post (Books) there’s an interview about the future of the book in print form with film director Vivienne Roumaani of the independent movie, “Out of Print.”  Narrated by Meryl Streep, the film will be making its debut at the … Continue reading

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If you write a bestseller or have your book made into a movie, you’ll never have to work again – true or false?

“If you write a bestseller or have your book made into a movie, you’ll never have to work again, or so the myth goes…” In case you missed it,  here’s a link to an excellent article in today’s Huffington Post … Continue reading

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Who are the mysterious Super Book Reviewers?

“Today, the publishing industry survives on super reviewers – book worms who read far more than most Americans, and who tell their friends what to read as well.” This quote is taken from the  Atlantic Magazine. It refers to the US … Continue reading

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Food of Ghosts is ranked 8th (!!!!!!!!) in the US Amazon Free Kindle Store for Crime

  This morning Food of Ghosts was ranked  8th in the Amazon US Free Kindle store for Crime! While I’m not sure how offering a Kindle book free for a day (which is what happened yesterday) can boost  “sales”, I am … Continue reading

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How You Can Use Your Reading Experience to Shape Your Writing

Please welcome guest blogger FC Malby, whose debut novel, Take Me to the Castle, published in December 2012, won The People’s Book Awards. F.C. Malby lives in Vienna but grew up in East Anglia and has taught English in London, the Czech Republic, and … Continue reading

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Do you like reading? Are you in a book group? Help!

Help! The other day I agreed to write a list of book group discussion questions for my novels The Blue Suitcase and  Food of Ghosts. The thing is, even though I have been in a book group, I’d never really … Continue reading

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Writing: a solitary pursuit or a social activity?

This week in Blogland there has been a lot of talk about where writers work and lots of wonderful photos of their solitary desks, all reinforcing the notion that writing  is a lonely pursuit (see blogs by F.C.Malby and Terri Windling). So, … Continue reading

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Wendy’s writing for women’s magazines now – read how she does it!

Please welcome the delightful Wendy Clarke. Wendy is in the interview hot seat today, the 1st of April – but be assured, Wendy is no April’s fool! In the last two years Wendy has celebrated a milestone birthday, been made redundant from … Continue reading

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