Author Interviews

My first novel attempt was all based on actual events in WW2 Ukraine. I info-dumped so much that the “novel” was about as much of a novel as a docu-drama ...

Everybody wants success and fulfilment, but even those who work hard can miss out and when they do succeed, will often put it down to luck. But success isn’t a ...

1. Plotter or Pantser? There are writers who just begin. No outline, just a voice and a sense of where the story is going. They’re lovingly referred to as pantsers, ...

-  Born and raised in South East London, Lorraine lived and worked in South Africa, on the Island of Gozo and in France before settling on the Costa del Sol ...

Life choices; they are tricky, aren’t they? The shooting of arrows into the dark that navigate us through life. They intrigue me. Particularly those of young women pulled to big ...

I was always drawn to strong female protagonists as a girl from Princess Leia to Mulan; I loved seeing these women speak their mind and stand up against seemingly impossible ...

1. I have severe dyscalculia. I cannot remember or retain numbers. I see them jumbled up or back to front. I don’t know my own phone number or car registration. I ...

When I was in my mid 30’s, my life as an international DJ and record producer was turned upside down when I collapsed due to an incurable disease and later ...

With so many approaches to personal development, coach and author Alexander Butler reckons he’s cracked a simple but incredibly effective code, incorporating all the most important aspects of development in ...

You may think that you know and understand yourself, but do you really? One way to discover who you truly are is to analyse your own birth chart, set for ...

Over 70% of our world is water, there is no doubt we are a blue planet. At least half of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean, and we are now ...

How often do you talk to your dog? Every day, obviously! Wherever you are, whether in the kitchen preparing yet another meal, or fuming about lockdown restrictions, relationships and home ...

Trying to conceive can be an emotional rollercoaster for many couples. Whether you're excited, nervous or stressed by the process, there is a wide range of emotions experienced by every ...

This is a huge undertaking, although perhaps you have been contemplating writing a children’s fantasy series for a while and, with the story firmly set in your mind, your enthusiasm ...

1. There are 8 main stages of the lunar cycle; each stage reflects a different aspect of the moon's lunar energy which we can use and embody in our own ...

-  Shadow Falls is book 1 in the Detective Madison Harper series. When Detective Madison Harper arrives at a remote summer camp in Shadow Falls, northern California, her heart breaks for Jenny, the ...

“Contemporary Fiction is easier than Science Fiction, right? I mean, with Science Fiction, you have to make up an entire world.” My novel I Know What I Saw (Arrow, 28th ...

Research is a wonderful thing, once the initial idea has sparked, it is every novel’s starting point. I like to think I take an organised approach: I make a time ...

The first crush I ever had was on Ginger from Gilligan’s Island. My brother told me I wasn’t allowed to have crushes on girls. The second crush I had was ...

The main character in my Eastbourne Murder Mystery series is called Dee Doran. Like me, Dee is in her early fifties. With some rare exceptions (e.g., Ann Cleeves’ Vera novels), ...

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Hello, Female First! Thanks for inviting me to write about eco-fiction. I’m a catastrophizer. Awful possibilities outnumber good ones twenty to two in my every thought about what might happen. ...

‘What do you work as?’ is a question we’ve all been asked in one form or another. What we do for a living often forms part of our identity, or ...

I can’t imagine life without dogs. I’ve been fortunate enough to share my life with seven dogs so far, and from them, I have learned the value of loyalty, sympathy, ...