Wicked-ly Good Ideas, and Other Stories by Hazel Gaynor
There’s a movie out at the moment which, unless you live on the moon, cannot
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The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long
Ruth Frances Long, Author of The Book of Gold, on Inspiration, Research and Historical Fantasy
A Face and a Place: City of Silk by Glennis Virgo
Author Glennis Virgo on the ‘wonderful piece of serendipity’ that led to the publication of
Constance Gore-Booth Markiewicz: Leaving Lissadell by Helen Clarke Molanphy
On our second trip to Ireland, my husband John and I were visiting a Dublin
Noor Inayat Khan: The Last Agent in Paris by Sharon Maas
The Trouble with Research I first came across Noor Inayat Khan’s story in 2018, while
Goddess with a Thousand Faces by Jasmine Elmer
Author Jasmine Elmer on how, in the writing of her book, Goddess with a Thousand
The Mother of all Book Tours by A.J. West
Author A.J. West on undertaking a mammoth six-week book tour to promote his latest novel,
If I Can Save One Child by Amanda Lees
I Wrote What I Knew: author Amanda Lees on her new novel, If I Can
A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements
Author Toby Clements discusses his latest novel, A Good Deliverance: the story behind the story
To Catch a Husband by Sophia Holloway : The Sensory Prompt
Author Sophia Holloway on how she brings the past to life through sensory details .
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Priscilla Morris, author of Women’s Prize Shortlisted Black Butterflies, on the real-life inspiration behind her
Co-Writing a Novel: Eliza Mace by Sarah Burton and Jem Poster
Sarah Burton and Jem Poster, the authors of Eliza Mace, on how ideas are knocked
The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham
Leaving the Bombs Behind: The Journey of The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham War may
The Inspiration for A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh
The inspiration for my main character, Ellen Lark, in A Sign of Her Own came
Where I get my ideas: The German Child by Catherine Hokin
The German Child is my ninth World War Two/Cold War novel for Bookouture since 2020.
The Spice Maker’s Secret by Renita D’Silva
The inspiration behind my book, The Spice Maker’s Secret . . . I think a
Shiaba: Scotland’s Potato Famine by Willie Orr
A cold, wet morning on a mountain side on the Isle of Mull 1968. I
Sit Down and Write: The Pretend Daughters by Mary Clancy
Author Mary Clancy on her writing career to date, and the publication of her latest
The Last Letter from London by Pam Lecky
Author Pam Lecky tells us about her Sarah Gillespie WW2 espionage series. Starting out, I
Truths Witnessed: The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
The Graces, set at the turn of a 20th century Ireland, tells the story of
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