Research is an important part of any writer's life, but even more so for those of us who choose to set our fiction in the past. My mystery books take place in 1920s England, so that's where I focus most of my research. It's useful for me to know a...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting ...

Today I'm very pleased to welcome self-help and comedy writer Bruce Spydar to the blog to talk about his books.   Hey Bruce! Great to have you on the blog, thank you so much for joining me. Please introduce yourself and your books, and include...

'"Please Keep To The Paths",' read Lucas, although it was very difficult with half of the sign missing.  It looked worryingly as though it had been chomped my some large, pointy-toothed creature, but Lucas tried not to think about this too much...

Today, I am joined by my fellow historical mystery writer, Kelly M Rayner, who will be talking about her debut novel One More Unfortunate, which is set in Victorian London. I have a feeling you're going to enjoy this one, so I'll shut up an get on ...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting stories were ...

What did you have for breakfast today?  A bowl of cereal? Some toast? A croissant or other sweet treat? Overnight oats? Perhaps a bacon sandwich, or even a full English breakfast?  Have you ever wondered if people have been eating these t...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting stories were ...

Today, I have another indie author feature, and I'm thrilled to welcome children's writer Lisa Jochim to the blog. So, without further ado, let's get on with it... Hello, and thank you so much for joining me today! Please take a sec to introduce y...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting stories were ...

One thing my characters love to do is eat cake. I mean, who doesn't, right? However, I do sometimes feel that we spend an unusual amount of time in tearooms and mothers' kitchens and so on with a cup of tea (or coffee... or occasionally whiskey) in...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting stories were ...

Hey! Today I'm very excited to welcome my fellow cozy-ish mystery writer Camille Sharp to the blog to talk about her series, The Maiden Harlow Mysteries. It's a great interview, I had a lot of fun reading it (and as a result, have bumped her first b...

Author's Note: In case you missed the posts explaining what this is all about, a few years ago, some friends and I decided to create a list of writing prompts where our original characters "visited" other books. Seeing as the resulting stories were...

Today I'm dipping into my 1923 copy of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book again and raiding it for information. And, seeing as it's Veganuary as I type this, I thought I'd see what the Roaring Twenties had on offer for those of us who c...