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Viewpoint: why are we all so nervous, scared and lacking in self-confidence?

16 Tuesday Apr 2019

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What is it about authors? Why are so many of us nervous about our work, lacking in self-confidence and, let’s face it, scared to put our writing out there?

I’ve not met an author yet who doesn’t at some stage whisper conspiratorially that they’re worried they’ll be ‘found out’ one day. Continue reading →

Viewpoint: the joy of work wear if you can spend £110 on a pair of pop socks.

12 Tuesday Mar 2019

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It’s always interesting to hear how other authors work: where they write; what they have on their desks (or kitchen tables); the time of day that’s best for them to be creative; and what they wear.

Now to be honest, it’s the ‘what they wear’ that interests me the most today. Sorry to be so shallow, but I know from talking to other people who work from home, we’re not the sort for a full row of pearls and stilettos while we’re sitting in front of our computers bashing out the odd 5,000 words. Continue reading →

Review: Alison Moore’s quietly creepy story builds tension from the beginning

13 Thursday Dec 2018

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From the start of Alison Moore’s quietly creepy book, the expectations are that not all will end well. Continue reading →

Viewpoint: the celebrity’s guide to personal columns – and first world problems – at Waitrose!

31 Wednesday Oct 2018

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There was an interesting juxtaposition of articles in a newspaper this week and, while I first thought it was a mean trick by a grudging sub editor to put the two side by side, I realized that one was a harrowing story of bravery while the other was … well… an over-indulgent whine. In other words, a poorly considered first person column. Continue reading →

News: Just imagine – we’re signing on Saturday at Imagined Things bookshop

17 Wednesday Oct 2018

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The two of us will be meeting readers and signing copies of our books, this Saturday (October 20) at one of Harrogate’s newest and most beautiful bookshops.

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Review: Who knows why this particular caged bird sings?

14 Friday Sep 2018

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This is one of those books I’ve always thought I should read, but it was only when it appeared on my local Book Club list, that I finally got around to it. It’s not a new release – in fact, it’s almost fifty years since it was published, so perhaps it could be described now as something of a classic. Continue reading →

Review: Opening a bookshop in a small town seemed a good idea. But was it?

16 Monday Jul 2018

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An explanation: this review is about a book – but it’s also about a film. It’s a film review – but the film is an adaptation of the book – and it mentions the book too. OK?

The Bookshop

The film is The Bookshop, currently doing the cinema rounds, and based on the book of the same name by Penelope Fitzgerald. The original was published in 1978 and shortlisted for the Booker – and I simply can’t understand why I hadn’t heard of it until now. Continue reading →

Tip: Talking in public – a good way of meeting readers (unless they fall asleep)

02 Monday Jul 2018

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Sue and I learned something interesting about Author Talks recently: don’t do them – or rather, do them at your peril.

No! I’m only kidding – well – half-kidding if faced with the type of event we recently encountered. Continue reading →

Review: Best friend, Soulmate and Confidante… but someone’s Faking.

26 Tuesday Jun 2018

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I’d been wanting to get hold of a copy of this since first reading about television producer Jane Fallon’s latest book. It was the title that did it: Faking Friends.

Faking 1

Anything to do with ‘Friends’ is of interest to my co-author, Sue, and I, given that we’re soon to complete our Friends trilogy, which so far consists of A Falling Friend, A Forsaken Friend and the third which has the working title of A Forgiven Friend. Continue reading →

Meet the author. AJ Waines asks, what if your daughter becomes your enemy?

24 Tuesday Apr 2018

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AJ (Alison) Waines is a hugely successful author, she has sold over 450,000 books worldwide and topped the UK and Australian Kindle Charts in two consecutive years with her number one bestseller, Girl on a Train.

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Following fifteen years as a psychotherapist, she is now a full-time novelist with publishing deals in the UK, France, Germany, Norway, Hungary and USA (audiobooks).

Her fourth psychological thriller, No Longer Safe, sold over 30,000 copies in the first month, in thirteen countries.

Her most recent book is Don’t You Dare, a thriller that explores the dark side of a mother-daughter relationship when pushed to the limit.
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  • Viewpoint: Just three clicks and you’re out … of social media, that is. December 7, 2020
  • Viewpoint: Tell me your health problems if you must. But don’t ask me to edit your family history scribblings. September 30, 2020
  • Review: Luminous brings Kristy Fairlamb’s YA thriller series to a heart-stopping end June 13, 2020
  • News: A Falling Friend, by Sue Featherstone and Susan Pape, is four years old today April 25, 2020
  • Viewpoint: Books and bags – two essentials that this writer can’t be without. But don’t get carried away. April 23, 2020

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