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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Fiction as Made-up Truth
A very warm welcome to Jane Davis today – an author who has used both the traditional and the self-publishing routes for her novels. (Do sign up to her Newsletter, she asks; I have!). I asked her a few searching questions … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Trask Award, Daily Mail, fiction, First Novel Award, Guardian First Book Award, Man Booker, Orange Prize for Fiction, Samantha Harvey, self-publishing, Society of Authors, The Telegraph, Transworld, womens fiction
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Not Quite Paradise
… But near enough. Maanzoni – twenty odd miles south of Nairobi – is a true haven. We sat on the verandah of Anthea’s weekend hideaway, enjoying the cool breeze. It is warm inside, where we went in the late … Continue reading
A 12th Century American City and A Novel’s Inspiration
After a lengthy absence from the Internet, I am delighted to break the ice on my blog today, and welcome back a treasured friend, Kristin Gleeson, who introduces her latest novel, Along the Far Shores. Inspiration for novels can come … Continue reading
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Tagged Etowah, Leif Ericson, Mississippi, Prince Madog
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