
My Writing Process: A Million Dreams by Dani Atkins
I am endlessly fascinated when authors describe their writing process. This is partly because I’m

I am endlessly fascinated when authors describe their writing process. This is partly because I’m

From Dealing with the Dead to Hatching Happy-Ever-Afters It feels like I have been a

I’d written seventeen novels when I started Country Lovers, mostly big fat juicy romps with

Every writer dreams of that first phone call – you know the one, where a

Co-writing a Transatlantic Novel – The Truth! Co-writing a novel 6,456 miles apart with an

Like every other writer I know, I’m regularly asked if I draw plots or characters

Seven Letters is my 14th novel and possibly the most moving. The book was originally

The events of the past few weeks have been dream-like. On several occasions, I’ve had

As a romantic comedy writer I’ve got two main goals with my book: to make

In the beginning there was a blank screen. Writing does not get any easier, the

For me, the genesis of a new novel begins with a theme or issue that

There’s a beautiful little-known song called ‘If I Should Fall Behind’, music and lyrics penned

When I started my writing career, nearly thirty years ago, I never considered the possibility

I didn’t want to go to mother’s group. I only went, actually, because the first

Years ago, when I was writing for tv drama series, I learned to carry a

I am always on the search for a good love story. Not particularly loyal to

I’ve always been a procrastinator, though maybe that’s too harsh – perhaps it’s simply that

Listen for the Weather is a story about a marriage. It chronicles a specific period

As with all my books, In Search of Us began with just a seed of

I never expected I would write a book about dying. I write romantic comedies for