Many years ago I sent a typescript to Mills & Boon. I concluded, quite wrongly, that the hard work had been done for me. With a formula of boy plus girl divided by GOW (Glamorous Other Woman) I decided I didn’t need to worry about little things like plot. Not surprisingly that [...]
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I’ve mentioned in a previous post how songs weave their way into the fabric of my novels, but I never know quite what’s going to surface, so this is a first post in an occasional series about how music and writing. Today’s track is Groove Armada’s ‘Shameless’ featuring Bryan Ferry from their [...] The soundtrack of Turning the Tide ranged from Scissors Sisters to South Pacific via sea shanties, Stereophonics and a little dash of Elvis. That was the mood music playing in my head, although I can’t listen to anything with lyrics when I actually write because I find it too distracting. I’ve mentioned before that voice is [...] Built with me in mind, my workspace is designed with everything (except, perhaps, a Velcro chair) to keep my backside stuck firmly at my seat and therefore at my workstation. Above me is a framed painting given to me by my husband at a very tough time. To the right there’s a Rothko-a-like painted by him [...] Look what the postman just delivered! For someone who’s supposed to be able to tell you about these things in words, I’m really struggling to describe the feeling of seeing everything I’ve worked and hoped for come together. Choc Lit produce the most beautiful covers; this photo doesn’t really do [...] This week sees Jane Lovering, Choc Lit’s latest signing, join the blog.
Jane and faithful hound, Dylan Jane: I’m the new girl in the mix and really indecently excited to be here. It’s not often in your adult life that you feel entirely licensed to rush around the house squealing (although I’d like the time [...] Sue - Although I love my heroes and Choc Lit suits me down to the ground as they give so much emphasis to the hero, heroines are still the backbone of my books.
Amanda Seyfried - heroine material?
Danuta Kean’s article in the Daily Mail last week, entitled “Heroes? The new men of modern romantic fiction are about as sexy as socks!” caused no end of controversy among romantic fiction authors. Since Choc Lit is the home of heroes “as irresistible as chocolate”, we thought we’d [...]
Honeybun Cottage Sue says - I did some research on Starting Over in reverse. I decided to do a YouTube presentation about the book. So my husband and I spent all of a sunny Bank Holiday Monday (yes - they do exist!) driving around looking for places that, hitherto, had only existed in my [...] |
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