When a Side Character Insists on Being a Hero
I knew from the outset that the charming lady’s man Jake Warriner was a spy, so in his book, A Warriner to Seduce Her, I had to create a...
The Right First Impression
‘Jack Markham, lately christened the Earl of Braxton, brought his horse to a stop on the brow of the hill just as the first rays of the...
Write What You Know, they said...
For years I had a dream of being a proper writer. One who wrote actual books which could be bought in bookshops and which real people...
Being Barbara Cartland
This article was a guest blog on the brilliant Chicks, Rogues and Scandal in June 2016 and can be viewed HERE in its original format...
Anna Bradley: Do you want to be nosey?
HAVE A LOOK AT ANNA'S WORLD: After the success of last month's post where I showed you around my writing room, I am delighted to tell you...
7 Invaluable Things I have learned as a Debut Author…
The biggest dream of every aspiring writer is to be published. However, now I have a publishing contract, I realise it is not as easy as...
Erratic Breathing and the Steely Glare...
This article was originally written for, and published on, The Romance University http://romanceuniversity.org/2016/04/08/erratic-breathi...
Chasing the Writer's Muse
I am no expert! I wanted to stress that right at the beginning of this little article, just in case somebody became outraged at a newbie...
How the smugglers helped shape the English language…
For most of us, our knowledge of smugglers in the 18th and 19th centuries comes from the stereotype we have seen on films and television....
I guess I'm an author now...
Since I was lucky enough to receive The Call from Harlequin Mills and Boon a few weeks ago, I have gone from an amateur writer to a...