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Kayvion Lewis on writing her cinematic YA heist thriller Thieves’ Gambit

Thieves’ Gambit is a glamorous round-the-world adventure about nine teen thieves from nine different countries…

Ian Moore: Vive la Difference!

There are many stereotypical images that spring to mind when one thinks of France. Away…

Rebecca Barrow on family secrets

It’s your birthday, maybe, or the holidays, and you’re looking for the perfect old picture…

Natasha Devon: The 2000s are BACK

‘Dresses worn over trousers are this season’s latest trend!’ declared the headline, alongside pictures of…

Hazel Prior: Penning Pain – An Otter Perspective

If so many people have it, why does it never appear in novels? That’s the…

The inspiration and real live events surrounding The Storyteller By The Sea by Phyllida Shrimpton

I’m a child again, playing on the beach in Devon, the cool sand beneath my…

Kate Goldbeck: From The Rolodex to Raya

My debut novel, You, Again, is a romcom loosely inspired by When Harry Met Sally.…

Laura Steven on the epiphanies she had while writing Every Exquisite Thing

It feels incredibly embarrassing to admit this, but I’ve spent at least twenty years of…

Gretchen Rue: A Wicked Bit of Inspiration

There’s a question authors hear an awful lot, and that is: where do you get…

Diana Reid on where to draw the line when it comes to self-care

Thanks to advertising, we’re all familiar with the concept of self-care. The exhortation “Treat yourself!”…

L. C. Rosen on gay stereotypes

I like to think my YAs are ways of reclaiming and humanizing the stereotypes of…