Spring cleaning anyone?
The birds are singing, the days are lengthening. There is the merest hint of Spring in the air. I’m not one for housework. I apply the adage: only boring women have immaculate houses but even I was getting frustrated about the enormous pile of unread books in the bedroom. They were covering every surface and […]
C’mon, where do you really get your ideas from?
Two of my favourite authors collided recently, in the Saturday Telegraph. Sebastian Faulks gave his critique on the character of Mr. Darcy. It was in anticipation of the BBC2 series, Faulks on Fiction, beginning 5th February. I’ll certainly be tuning in to watch. What caught my attention wasn’t the picture of the delectable Colin Firth […]
Going Beyond the Bedroom Door …
Recently, an article written by novelist Maeve Haran in The Telegraph hit on a common problem for writers and especially writers of romance: how to write that perfect sex scene. It’s something I had to face a few months ago. One novel that I’ve been working on for a few years now (I’m a […]
