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Archives for August 2015

A Love Letter To Women’s Fiction by Kate Forster

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For centuries, many women have been told to be quiet, to serve their men, have children, and to avoid speaking about things that only concern males. They have been told their stories don’t matter to history, nor do they matter to the future of whatever country they reside in, let alone the world. Too often women are derided and threatened on social media, harassed on the street … [Read more...] about A Love Letter To Women’s Fiction by Kate Forster

Write Your Own Serialised Novel by Cressida McLaughlin

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Serialised novels have become quite the publishing trend of late, recreating the wild success of Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, which was published in installments in 1836. We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to bite-sized fiction right now with authors such as Cathy Bramley, Lisa Dickinson, Harriet Evans, Katy Regan and Lucy Lord releasing fantastic novels in parts … [Read more...] about Write Your Own Serialised Novel by Cressida McLaughlin

Review – The Spider in the Corner of the Room by Nikki Owen

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Reviewed by Verity Wilde Dr Maria Martinez is in prison. Convicted of murder. She says she didn’t do it and she’s fighting to clear her name. She has Asperger’s syndrome and is finding prison life hard. But are her problems all in her mind – or are the mysterious forces that she fears real and out to get her? The back of my copy of The Spider in the Corner of the Room calls … [Read more...] about Review – The Spider in the Corner of the Room by Nikki Owen