Everyone loves a love story. Following the romance of two characters from their first meeting to their (hopefully) happy-every-after is one of the great ple...

Romantic novels are among the most popular and best-selling books of all time. Can you identify these writers of romantic fiction from two of the titles of t...

For everyone who, like me, is missing their pub quiz, for everyone who loves book quizzes … actually, for everyone who's stuck at home in these strange sad t...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that most writers of romantic fiction are female. Today, I'm delighted to host a guest blog from R J Gould, talking ab...

Today, 14th February, will see more than 25 million lovers – or would-be lovers – send Valentine’s Day cards to the object of their affections. But who was S...

Today, it's my pleasure to welcome Giulia Skye, whose debut novel, When Adam Met Evie, is published on 7th February, with a guest post about her writing pro...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome Vivien Brown to my blog, with a fab guest post. Over to Vivien … How Family Feeds My Fiction Vivien Brown Since giving up the...

Today, I'm delighted to host a guest post from Lorraine Mace about her writing life as an author of hard-boiled crime fiction. Over to Lorraine... The Killer...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Tom Williams to my blog, with a guest post about his writing life and his new novel, Dark Magic. Over to Tom ... From ...

Many different things can inspire a work of fiction, and today, I'm delighted to welcome Gilli Allan to my blog with a guest post about the intriguing true s...

I'm always fascinated to know what inspires authors to write their books. Today, I'm delighted to welcome Colette MCormick to my blog with a guest post about...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome Jane Risdon to my blog, with a guest post about her (writing!) life of crime. Her latest book is Undercover: Crime Shorts, a ...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome Cheri Davies to my blog, with a guest post about her writing life. Over to Cheri ... My Writing Life: Art, Karate and The Pro...

London’s theatre district – Theatreland – is one of my favourite parts of the city. There’s nothing quite like the heady atmosphere of the West End on a Satu...

I'm delighted to welcome Sandy Barker to my blog with a guest post about her writing life. Sandy's debut novel, One Summer In Santorini, is published today! ...

Today I'm delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Colette McCormick's 'Not My Brother's Keeper.' Over to Colette and her guest post about the inspi...

For me, one of the best things about the summer is the chance to see a show performed in the open air. With its stage built out over Lake Thun, and with a ba...

Today, I'm delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Laura Wilkinson's wonderful novel Crossing the Line. Over to Laura, with a guest post about her w...

Today, I'm delighted to interview author Rachel Brimble about her writing life. Rachel has written over twenty novels, and her latest book is 'A Rebel at Pen...

An attractive cover may entice you to pick up a novel in a bookshop, and a sparkling blurb may encourage you to ‘look inside’ it on-line, but it's the first ...