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Meet the author: Kathleen Jones

On a journey from fact to fiction

Today, I’m delighted to welcome biographer, poet and novelist, Kathleen Jones to my blog. Kathleen is one of seven entrepreneurial authors who has contributed a novel to the limited edition box-set Outside the Box: Women Writing Women which showcases the most exciting fiction being released by authors who are in full charge of their own…
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Proof-reading: when the left-hand side of the brain doesn’t know what the right-hand side of the brain is doing

I’m not sure how many people can cite a visit to their hairdresser’s as a useful source of intelligence. Yesterday I found myself sitting next to the doctor to the English Rugby Team (long straight hair, enviable vibrant red) who had just overheard a conversation in which I described my recent experiences of proof-reading and all…
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Censoring your characters

I have received a review on Amazon for I Stopped Time which I’m not sure I quite deserve: “What I like about her (Jane’s) books is that there is no bad or offensive language – something that you cannot say about a lot of books these days.” This raises an uncomfortable question: should writers allow…
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