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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Musical Musings
Since I started writing the Little Somerby books, I've not really managed to write to music, although music is definitely an influence. I have it on when I drive, and since that's when I often do my plotting (while keeping my eyes firmly on the road, of course!), often, songs come onto the radio or… Continue reading Musical Musings
An intimate issue, or, rather, the issue of intimates…
**CAUTION! The following post contains lots of pictures of beautiful people in their pants. And some rather breathless discussion of the notion of sexy underwear. Proceed carefully...** I'm feeling a bit naughty tonight. It's been raining on and off, and after writing about being in creative stasis, my mind started to wander to other, more,… Continue reading An intimate issue, or, rather, the issue of intimates…
Happy birthday, Matthew Carter!
January 15th, 2014 was a very special day. It was the day that a character walked into my head and refused to go away. So it seems only fitting that January 15th became his birthday. That character, of course, was Matthew Carter, Managing Director of a multinational cider producer, divorced father of a teenager and… Continue reading Happy birthday, Matthew Carter!
All in the name of research…
Over the summer, when I was deep in the throes of writing the first draft of Far From the Tree, I was lucky enough to be given a guided tour of the site of the local cider producer, Thatchers Cider. This is a business that remains in the family, and is into its fourth generation; a business… Continue reading All in the name of research…
I think I’ve been left-handed again…and written this book series backwards!
Being a south paw has always had its own peculiar challenges; pens in banks that are on the wrong side, bumping wrists with fellow students in the classroom, now that I'm a teacher no student being able to read my handwriting, ticking 'backwards', turning the page at a right angle, having the bowler shout 'left… Continue reading I think I’ve been left-handed again…and written this book series backwards!
Writing, the ‘old fashioned’ way!
I've been on holiday for the past week, and apart from the obvious security implications of taking a laptop to a tent, I decided just to take my most recent paper notebook with me. I also decided that, for the first time in eight months, I wasn't going to work on Far From the Tree, but… Continue reading Writing, the ‘old fashioned’ way!
Fantasy Casting 3: Matthew Carter
I suppose it's because I've developed into quite a visual thinker over the years, but I'm still finding it much more straightforward to write this novel when I can clearly visualise scenes and characters. Although the Matthew Carter in my head is more of a composite of several tall, dark haired men, I'm eternally on… Continue reading Fantasy Casting 3: Matthew Carter
Fantasy Casting Contenders: Paul McGann
(Via misschanandlermbong) A glorious picture of one of the contenders for the role of Matthew Carter in my novel Far From the Tree.
Fay Keenan 