Author Lisa Dickenson is from Devon, and lives beside the seaside with her husband. Her first novel, The Twelve Dates of Christmas, is published on 12th November. Hi Lisa, can you tell us a little about your average writing day? Of course! It’s terribly glamorous. If it’s a week day, it starts when I’ve hauled my groggy body onto the early morning bus for an hour-long commute … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Lisa Dickenson
Archives for October 2013
Review – The Flavours of Love by Dorothy Koomson
Saffron is a woman on the verge of a meltdown. It has been eighteen months since her husband was murdered and she and her daughter decided to keep the murderer's identity a secret for some unknown reason. Some shocking news about her 14-year-old daughter begins to shatter the walls Saffron has spent so long building around her and when the murderer starts to write her … [Read more...] about Review – The Flavours of Love by Dorothy Koomson
Amy Huberman’s Top Five Writing Tips
Amy Huberman is an Irish actress and author. Her second novel, I Wished For You, was released on Friday. 1. Procrastination is the devil. ASOS will not help you finish a chapter. Try and be strict with the time you devote to writing, allowing a little lee way for creative flow. 2. Be true to yourself. Find your own style and voice and write in it. Don’t try to … [Read more...] about Amy Huberman’s Top Five Writing Tips
My Writing Room by Daniel Pembrey
A writer’s room is as much a mental space as a physical place, I like to think. The first great writer I read properly was D.H. Lawrence, who (like me) hails from Nottinghamshire, and who spent the last 10 years of his life on the move – no mean feat for the 1920s. I consider the writer’s life, with its occupational freedom of location, a constant blessing. I’m … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Daniel Pembrey
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – The Business Plan
By Anna Bell The downside to being a full time writer (if there is one) is that writing is now my work and therefore my business. I have to admit that it’s taken me about a year to adjust to treating it like I would a work project, as I’ve struggled with the question – can you apply business practices to such a creative endeavour? I’d initially thought that my writing methods … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – The Business Plan