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Taleen Voskuni on growing up not quite Armenian enough and not quite American enough

I was ten years old in swim camp being told by a friend that she’d…

Peter May on the genesis for A Winter Grave

I would like to say that the idea for A Winter Grave came to me…

Nancy Barone on A Woman’s Worth

There is an old expression, ‘You are worth your weight’, which had been coined as…

Julie Houston and the real life inspiration behind The Village Vicar

It is thanks to two lovely young women, both under thirty and both now on…

Martin Griffin on micro-ideas and origin stories

Remember that famous tale about Suzanne Collins and the spark of inspiration that led to…

Sierra Simone on writing a book about beauty and forbidden romance

It started with the lavender. I’d known for a while that Saint—the third full-length installment…

Lizzie Fry on smashing the glass ceiling and ‘second album syndrome’

My latest novel Kill For It pits young and upcoming journalist Cat against veteran reporter…

Dungeons and Deadlines: the dual life of a writer and a role-player

If I’d never touched a role-playing game then I wouldn’t be a writer, full stop.…

Kate Forster: A Gothic Christmas Story

Christmas can be an emotional time for people and sometimes this holiday can come with…

Linn B Halton on the inspiration behind Finding Happiness at Penvennan Cove

Whether it’s bathed in glorious sunshine, or the wind and rain are battering the coastline…

Jenny Bayliss on writing about characters in their thirties

In the UK eighteen marks the age at which we legally become adults. From that…