I’m delighted to welcome author JJ Marsh to my blog. Jill grew up in Wales, Africa and the Middle East, where her curiosity for culture took root and triggered an urge to write. After graduating in English Literature and Theatre Studies, she worked as an actor, teacher, writer, director, editor, journalist and cultural trainer all…
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Today I’m very pleased to welcome indie author, T. K. Leigh (otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam) to my blog. Tracy is a producer / attorney by profession. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband)….
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Today I’m delighted to be interviewing fellow indie author, Wendy Storer. Wendy writes fiction for teens, inspired by real life. She is interested in the human drama, the stories which tug at the heart strings and the amazing resilience of people who battle through desperate situations to come out the other side, happier. She hopes…
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Back in June 2013, The Guardian newspaper asked readers to tell them about the best self-published books they had discovered and, out of over 3,200 authors, they featured just 34 ‘great authors’, including me! And this is what they said… I Stopped Time by Jane Davis, recommended by Amanda J: ‘Jane’s books are so vibrant,…
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Today I’m delighted to be interviewing Jasmine Turley, whose blog, Books and Boxes, immediately caught my eye, being a fellow Maximo Park fan. Jasmine describes herself  as a native of the true, non-TOWIE Essex, who spends an unnatural amount of her time with her face in a book or e-reader, and who started blogging when numerous…
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I’ve said before that book bloggers and reviewers are the modern-day patrons of authors, but one particular book blogger has supported my writing from the beginning, and so I’m delighted to be interviewing Cleo Bannister who blogs under the very wonderful name Cleopatra Loves Books.    Jane: Welcome, Cleo. Can I ask you, when did your…
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More book shaped-news: In celebration of the launch of my novel A Funeral for an Owl, I am giving away 10 copies via Goodreads, which, with 19 million visitors a month, is the world’s largest book discovery and fan site. The Book Giveaway will run from 1st to the 25th December (think ‘advent calendar’). If you…
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Today, I’m delighted to be interviewing top-selling indie author, Mel Sherratt. Mel has been a self-described “meddler of words” ever since she can remember. After winning her first writing competition at the age of eleven, she has rarely been without a pen in her hand or her nose in a book. Since successfully self-publishing Taunting…
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  A FUNERAL FOR AN OWL by JANE DAVIS Out now as an e-book and arriving in paperback 27th November Everything changes for Jim Stevens the day he finds a pair of binoculars and picks them up. Kneeling on the back of his sofa, looking out over the lamplit night from his London council flat,…
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Jane: Today I’m delighted to be interviewing J.F.Penn, the bestselling author of Desecration, as well as the ARKANE series of thrillers. Joanna’s site for writers, TheCreativePenn.com has been voted one of the Top 10 sites for writers three years running, and I would thoroughly recommend connecting with Joanna on twitter @thecreativepenn Welcome, Joanna. Your background was in IT,…
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