Here at Words Are Life, we've published 3 very different books. Click on the covers to find out more, and to purchase.

Why writers need estate agents!

Using character questions to help write deeper characters.

Using reference and quote books to inspire your writing, plus reading examples from Lesley Atherton at Words Are Life.

I recently got hold of three books by Wigan writer, Samantha Turner, and they are three glossy-covered and slim volumes.

‘I love you,’ he says. And I think, Ivan, you’re amazing. You have the weirdest mind I’ve met. Like, ever. We have a good time, me and Ivan

Harv hovers at the launderette. He chews another Nicorette while Eyeing his companion’s jacket For the outline cardboard packet.

Matt’s head peeped from behind our ensuite’s door. ‘You up for it again? Third try and fingers crossed?’ Legs crossed, more like.

My book, 'The Waggon', will shortly be published.... In this instance, the old adage write about what you know about is true. It is a...

James was a quiet child who lived on a council estate on Avenham Park, in Preston. He also had an older brother called Liam.

Read me another silly poem, grandma. 50 years tried and tested! Available at our store.

‘So, this is the freedom you were talking about. It stinks.’ I nodded. ‘But we can still be friends.’ ‘Friends?’ she spluttered.

Trudie tickled Alex’s feet, sang ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ a couple of times, and gave her son exactly what he needed and what her loving hear

Joanne Merryweather’s speech to the Republican-Democratic Party Conference in Blackpool, 2021, promised to be quite a spectacle. Not only be

Perfection. That’s what she was, and I was sure that today would work out just the way I’d planned.

1 (8 syll) The straw that broke the roofer’s back 2 (4 syll) A roof of thatch. 3 (8 syll) With ma

A car comes to a full stop, the sound of the engine becomes silent. A man with a scruffy beard and dark messy auburn hair, turns behind hi

The Posh Writers’ Society comprises types of a peculiar variety all of whom strive to impress with their extensive vocabulary, gleaned from

The first thing you notice is that it is a very attractive book with a simple but well-designed and effective cover. This really does the co