Trisha R Thomas bestselling author of the wonderful Nappily series is here this Tuesday to talk about what inspired her to write ten books in this much loved series.. You’re well known for your bestselling Nappily series of eight books. What inspired this series? I wanted to understand the history of our hair starting with the early1800’s out of sheer frustration. My daughter came home from school in tears from being teased with the dreaded “nappy head” comment. I was already teaching in Middle School with pre-teens who could be so mean. I couldn’t believe the same hair wars, (good hair vers ..read more

Samantha Tonge, bestselling author of Mistletoe Mansion and Doubting Abbey tells us what she’s been up to. Plus there’s a party dress giveaway! Can you tell me a little bit about your Christmas novel out this November? It is called Mistletoe Mansion and was inspired by society’s current obsession with celebrity. I wondered what would happen if a celebrity wannabe got to live the life of her dreams – would it meet her expectations? Who is the central character and what do you like most about her/him? It is Kimmy Jones, wannabe celebrity and cake-maker. I love Kimmy because she has a good hear ..read more

Karen Clarke – Q&A Author of My Future Husband. My Future Husband is the first novel by Karen Clarke and today she speaks about her journey to publication, writing tips and time travel. Can you tell me a little bit about your book? It’s about Sasha, who’s very methodical and has planned her wedding to Pete to the last detail. A month beforehand a man called Elliot appears in her bedroom, claiming to be from the future, and tells her she has to call off her wedding because she’s supposed to marry him. Sasha doesn’t want to believe it, but spurred on by her best friend and business partner ..read more

Efficiency and consistency are an author’s best friends, this much is true, but when writers block cracks down it can be hard to just push through. Staring at a blank screen for an hour (as I’d been before I started writing this) is every writer’s worst nightmare, but if you’re going to make a career out of writing it’s going to be a part of your routine. So, how do you overcome the demon that swallows up all your inspiration? That’s what I’m going to talk about this month because, at this point in development, it’s one of the only things you as an author have left to face. You’ve got a stell ..read more

Sophie Hart – Q&A Author of The Naughty Girls Book Club. Author Interview with Sophie Hart/em> Sophie Hart, author of The Naughty Girls Book Club has been kind to drop in and have a chat. Hello Sophie and welcome. Can you tell me how you got into writing and what’s your background? It sounds a bit clichéd but I’ve always loved writing, ever since I was a child. I toyed with the idea of being a journalist, but ended up falling into a series of very uninspiring office jobs. I would still write in my spare time, and occasionally plucked up the courage to send off something I’d written to ..read more

Q & A’s, author profiles, blog series, giveaways, reviews, stories, daily tweets,Facebook updates and book news. Anne loves writing, reading fiction and is a Mum of two. For bright sparks of inspiration she enjoys meeting authors online and in person, going to book fairs, (esp the London Book Fair) going to book launches and entering writing competitions. @BooksNAuthorsUK @AnneJohnLigali Blogging since Jan 2013 ..read more

I’m the most disorganised person, so it didn’t come as any surprise I was like that when it came to my writing habits too. However…when it comes to writing these days, it’s almost crucial that you are at least semi-organised. You have to be. I had no idea upon starting out about the sheer amount of social media you need in order to connect with people so you’re work gets some visibility. Remembering passwords is just the beginning! If I’d have known more about marketing and promo before I began, I would have started much earlier. A blog for example. Then there’s joining social networks like Tw ..read more

Can you tell me a little bit about your Christmas novel out this November? It is called Mistletoe Mansion and was inspired by society’s current obsession with celebrity. I wondered what would happen if a celebrity wannabe got to live the life of her dreams – would it meet her expectations? Who is the central character and what do you like most about her/him? It is Kimmy Jones, wannabe celebrity and cake-maker. I love Kimmy because she has a good heart and ambition, which I admire in anyone – whether that’s to be a great parent, amazing teacher, efficient shopworker or like Kimmy… a world-famou ..read more

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but it works both ways: women love to be cooked for! I absolutely adore it when my husband takes charge of the oven and produces something scrummy for the two of us to enjoy once our little ones are in bed. Producing a home-cooked meal for someone shows you care and want to nourish them. John Thatcher, the hero of my novel, ‘The Green Hills of Home’, may be a bit of a prickly character, but luckily cooking is something he excels at, though he himself is rather modest about his abilities! His meals may ..read more

Keep up the Momentum. Like many first-time authors, I was so excited to complete and publish my first novel that I didn’t really give much thought to what would come next. Of course, before the book was published, I didn’t know that it would be so well received, or that many kind reviewers would ask for a sequel. And in the months before publishing Saving Saffron Sweeting, I had my hands more than full with the logistics of producing and distributing a quality product. Nonetheless, I believe I could have given more thought to my second and third novels – and beyond – before releasing the first ..read more