When I'm writing a novel, I always like to have an image in my mind of what the two lead characters look like. Often, this can be a composite of two or three people - for example, in my debut novel, The Second Chance Tea Shop, Matthew Carter, the leading man, was a kind of… Continue reading How ‘Horrible Histories’ gave me Harry Sinclair.
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A Romantic Fiction Writer’s Thoughts on the England Team of Euro 2020.
A Romantic Fiction Writer's Thoughts on the England Team of Euro 2020.
Why I love…writing a new book
Photo by Lum3n on Pexels.com So, today's 'what I love' is actually about something I've just started...again. There's something about the very beginning of a new novel; when the details aren't there, when you're feeling your way, and things are just vague shapes in your mind. For me, it starts with the end. I generally,… Continue reading Why I love…writing a new book
Why I love…the Shipping Forecast
I'm going to try to follow my daughter's example with this blog, and post more regularly for the next few weeks. As a result, I thought I'd do some shortish posts where I write about things I love. Welcome to the first in the series! So...the Shipping Forecast. Put simply, it's a list of the… Continue reading Why I love…the Shipping Forecast
Art Imitating Life – 10 ‘true’ things in my novels.
The truth can be stranger than fiction... Like most authors, I often get asked if I base my characters or events on real life things, and, like most authors, I always say no! However, now that my latest novel, 'Snowflakes Over Bay Tree Terrace', has been published, I thought it would be nice to talk… Continue reading Art Imitating Life – 10 ‘true’ things in my novels.
Throwback Texts: Drop Dead Fred
Every so often I like to write about texts that have inspired me, be they books, plays, films or TV shows. This week I've revisited a film that I adored as a teenager, and as an adult I watch from time to time, too. I showed it to my younger daughter yesterday, as I was… Continue reading Throwback Texts: Drop Dead Fred
Welcome to my writing place!
For the first four novels of my career, I wrote in the living room. The computer was in the corner, and I’d type while keeping a vague eye on my young daughters, just to make sure no major mishaps occurred. When the first, and then the second, went to school, I stayed put because it… Continue reading Welcome to my writing place!
Daredevil: A love story
In which I argue that all fiction is about relationships, even superhero fiction.
Welcome to my happy place…
Ever since I can remember, writing and reading have been my happy places. They are where I go when, if you'll excuse the vernacular, Shit Gets Too Real in real life. Now, before everyone gets out their tiny violins, can I just make clear that, actually, for most of the time, my life is exactly… Continue reading Welcome to my happy place…
Fannish Obsessions and Feelgood Fiction
I've written about fandom a lot, and I'm sure I write at least one blog post a year where I explain just how much an impact falling in love with books, films, TV shows and plays has had on my writing life, but since it's happened again after I saw The Force Awakens and The Last… Continue reading Fannish Obsessions and Feelgood Fiction
Fay Keenan 