So, I know what you’re thinking – The Brittas Empire? Romantic? Do me a favour! But, hear me out, and I will try to convince you. First, here is the kiss, all six seconds of it... https://youtu.be/D7kcxaUx2IQ?si=K7HzjrHJPHV3pzGx Laura Lancing tells Gordon Brittas that she loves him... Still not convinced? Well, let me try to explain...… Continue reading Why Laura Lancing and Gordon Brittas’ six seconds is one of the most beautiful onscreen kisses of all time.
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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
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!
Letting it fly…
You find me, once again, in that strange emotional position of having submitted one book to my publisher, Boldwood, whilst starting to work on the next one - as a contracted author, that's definitely the way of things! Usually, I'm quite pleased to send the manuscript on to agent and editor, but this time, I'm… Continue reading Letting it fly…
Letting go…
I find myself, for the fourth time, in a state of what Gwyneth and Chris would call 'conscious uncoupling'. Not from the ever devoted Husband, I hasten to add, but from a novel. It's a funny old feeling. You live with characters in your head for so long as a novelist; even when you're away… Continue reading Letting go…
The (Dare) Devil is in the details…
I'm currently on the home stretch of the first draft of my fourth novel, and I thought it would be a good point to share with you some of the things I focus on when I'm writing about the relationships that drive my work. I also want to think about how something I've been watching… Continue reading The (Dare) Devil is in the details…
Daredevil: A love story
In which I argue that all fiction is about relationships, even superhero fiction.
Peter Rabbit, or, as I like to call it, ‘The Tale of Thomas and Bea’.
A friend lent me the DVD of the 2018 adaptation of Peter Rabbit this week, and, as has become the custom in these colder winter months, I sat down with the family to watch it on Sunday afternoon. Not knowing anything about the style of the film except that it is, obviously based on the cute, mischievous… Continue reading Peter Rabbit, or, as I like to call it, ‘The Tale of Thomas and Bea’.
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