{"id":3786,"date":"2023-05-13T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgiahill.co.uk\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2023-05-13T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T13:28:01","slug":"rachel-barnetts-writing-cave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.georgiahill.co.uk\/?p=3786","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Barnett\u2019s Writing Cave"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today\u2019s guest author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I\u2019m delighted to have Rachel Barnett on the blog today. Here she is describing her writing cave and a little about her writing process. If Rachel\u2019s books are half as much fun as she is, then they\u2019re a must-read! Over to you, Rachel \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My writing space has been put to many uses over the years. It has been a storeroom, play room, farm office\u2026 Apparently it began life as an egg room, with its own outside door for the customers. It\u2019s a single-skin addition to the side of our farmhouse, long and narrow, cold in the winter and perfect in the summer. Just right for storing eggs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s just right for me, too \u2013 with the addition of a plug-in heater in the colder months. And a pair of fingerless gloves if it\u2019s really parky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After inhabiting the end of the kitchen table for years, I managed to claim this space as my own a few years ago and set about redecorating it myself. With gleaming gloss work and a fresh splash of sunny yellow on the walls I became overly bold and decided to put up Venetian blinds single-handedly. This approach is not one I would recommend. Put it this way, by the time the blinds were up and working I think I\u2019d exhausted my entire (and rather extensive) vocabulary of swear words\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rachel\u2019s writing space. Doesn\u2019t it look inviting?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


My desk is the crowning glory in this space.\u00a0It was\u00a0a Christmas-and-birthday-and-another-Christmas\u00a0present\u00a0from my other half\u00a0and it\u2019s\u00a0beautiful.\u00a0An\u00a0antique\u00a0with burr walnut veneer\u00a0and wonderful deep drawers\u00a0which are\u00a0easily big enough\u00a0to hold manuscripts.\u00a0With that, a windowsill full of houseplants,\u00a0and my gorgeous Labrador, Murray,\u00a0snoring\u00a0at my feet,\u00a0I have created my perfect office space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Must interject here. We dog lovers demand a picture of Murray!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to write every day \u2013 to be honest it\u2019s no hardship. Having come to writing later in life than some, I\u2019m loving the freedom and creativity it allows. It\u2019s also so much fun. I can have my characters do whatever I choose \u2013 the megalomaniac in me is very happy \u2013 and I get to drink as much tea as I want, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My approach to writing is linear. Once I have an idea of the beginning, the hopeful ending and a vague idea of what\u2019s going to happen along the way, I start at Chapter One and write forwards from there. I also tend to \u2018write myself in\u2019 to a novel, which means I usually end up cutting the first few chapters as I have used them to \u2018place\u2019 my characters. For me, this approach works well, and I enjoy the way it means I learn about my characters in the same way my readers do. It also allows me to keep my finger on the pulse of my book. As a reader, I enjoy fast-paced novels, and I hope that\u2019s what I deliver for my readers. I also love writing feisty characters and challenging them with difficult decisions or circumstances \u2013 mostly because I want to find out what they\u2019ll do \u2013 and I wrap the whole package up in a gorgeous location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now tell us about your books and how we can find you, Rachel \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have two novels publishing with Embla Books (an imprint of Bonnier Books) this year. The first is out on 16th<\/sup> May and is set on a luxury yacht in the Italian Riviera. You\u2019ll find sunshine, sea and secrets galore in A SUMMER ON THE RIVIERA. Available on Kindle, as an audiobook and in paperback https:\/\/bit.ly\/3HcvjDo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Now, doesn\u2019t this cover make you long to dive in!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


I also write romantic suspense for Champagne Book Group under a pen name \u2013 Laura R. Leeson.\u00a0The Valentine Retreat, set in glamorous Los Angeles,\u00a0is\u00a0available in eBook and paperback\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YaXezJ<\/a>\u00a0and its sequel\u00a0\u2013 Valentine\u2019s Revenge \u2013\u00a0is due out\u00a0any time now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My social media platform of choice is Instagram \u2013 you can find me there as @RachelBarnettAuthor and @Laura_R_Leeson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do check out Rachel on Instagram, she\u2019s great fun.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I lurk occasionally on Twitter, too, as Rachel Barnett, or @Laura_R_Leeson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/twitter.com.@Laura_R_Leeson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much for coming on. Wishing you huge luck with your new release!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia x<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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