Writing

  • Historical Fiction Cover Winner February 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a look…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Winner January 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a look…

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  • Today in the Library we have Meghan Holloway, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Meghan, please introduce yourself: “My dearest darling …” That was how my grandfather began all of his letters to my grandmother while he was stationed in…

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  • Today I am pleased to introduce my guest, fellow Irish multi-genre author­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, Fiona Cooke Hogan, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Fiona, please introduce yourself. Hello, I’m delighted to be here. I’m a writer, poet and blogger living in Abbeyleix, a…

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  • Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Rowan Scot-Ryder, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Rowan, please introduce yourself: Hi and thanks for inviting me here. I’m a full-time writer now, but I swim and paint, and sometimes still teach…

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  • This evening in the Library I am delighted to have my friend and fellow historical fiction author, Suzy Henderson, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. It’s lovely to meet you again, Suzy, please introduce yourself to our audience: I live with my husband…

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  • Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Eva Pasco, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Eva, please introduce yourself: Undergoing a midlife renaissance, I rekindled my passion for storytelling by composing Contemporary Women’s Fiction that taps into significant issues affecting…

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  •   This evening in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Nora Fountain, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Hello, I’m a trad- and self-published author of contemporary and historical romances plus one crime story ‘Chain of Evil’, which also has a romantic thread. I read…

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  • Today in the Library I am delighted to host author ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Dianne Ascroft, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Dianne, please introduce yourself: Hi everyone. I’m an urban Canadian writer. I moved to Britain more than a quarter of a…

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  • Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Paul Kestell, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome, Paul, please introduce yourself:  Hi, I started writing when I was very young …  but I was shy and I didn’t really come out till…

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