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Competition Deadline: 31 May, 2022Maximum Word Count: 5,000 Have you completed the first draft of your novel? Are you ready to pass it on to a fresh pair of eyes, to see if you are on the right track? Is your all-important first chapter ready
When I was putting together ideas for the novel that became The Burning Boy, I
As a writer of historical fiction, I have a duty to my readers to write
One of the first things people say when they discover that I write novels is,
100 Ways to Write a Book is a fascinating collection of author interviews that offers
Book ideas always start for me at two or three separate points, ‘light bulb’ moments that converge to form a story.
Bonnier Books UK has appointed Deirdre Nolan to lead a new Irish publishing imprint, as
Check out Sam Blake’s REMEMBER MY NAME, a twisty psychological thriller that has entered the Original Fiction top 10 with less than a week’s sales – it will hold you to the last page…
Our featured book this week is a real success story! Over the last year or
This year’s fabulous Christmas No 1 definitely brought some laughter to readers, which is something
Book sales are very healthy in the week before Christmas which is great to see.
Some years ago, in my real world, I found myself on the set of a
Back in 2007, I was supposed to be writing ads for an ad agency. Instead,
2020 may have been a nightmarish, abysmal year for everyone but journalism wise, it’s a
I have always been creative. I like to paint, to draw and to make things.
A few dollops of mayonnaise on chips last Sunday evening turned my stomach that night
We are two years old, me, and the little girl who drowned in the canal.
I always enjoy my morning cuppa in Bar Trapaia with the paper and a chat
Well, it seems quite apt for me to be writing this piece right now. I
