Why Do We Love Crime Drama?
If you’re looking for a morally flawed, highly controversial character, with twists and turns galore to reignite your love of the genre...
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Words Are Life: How It All Began...
Five years ago I decided to come out of the woodwork and admit to the world at large that I am a writer. One thing leads to another...
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Ghost Writing and Supermodels in 'No Matter What'
Another of our shorter novels, or novelettes, 'No Matter What' is a gripping story of isolation and obsession.
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Helios sphere - now out!
Eleanor Duvivier's novel of Greek mythology, marathons and magic is now awailable as both ebook and paperback. It's a fantastic and really e
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Bookends
‘So, this is the freedom you were talking about. It stinks.’
I nodded. ‘But we can still be friends.’
‘Friends?’ she spluttered.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Interview with Eleanor Duvivier, author of 'Helios Sphere'
Author Eleanor Duvivier answers five questions about her new book 'Helios Sphere' and reveals the mix of influences that ran this book toget
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Ideas... Too Odd, Too Many, Too Few
A week ago I started watching ‘Stranger Things’ and have now reached the end of what’s currently available on Netflix. I resisted the sh
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Little Things That Annoy Us
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
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Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of 'Letters to Paul' by Keith Hachtel
The story is a one-sided insight into the suffering of Lacie as she communicates with Paul - a young man who is introduced to us while lying
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20215 min read
Ten Tips to Rub Out Writers' Block
Do other professions have similar issues to writers’ block? Is there such a thing as Doctors’ Dread? Opticians’ Obstruction? Grocers’ Groan
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20214 min read
Viva Miss Merryweather - Watch Out - Brexit / Politics Alert
Joanne Merryweather’s speech to the Republican-Democratic Party Conference in Blackpool, 2021, promised to be quite a spectacle. Not only be
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of 'The Loves of a Liverpool Lad' by Peter McGeehan
This book is the story of Liam Parry, and he is quite a guy! Throughout the course of the book, he enjoys psychiatric nurse training, nursin
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of 'Hard Times' by Charles Dickens
What is the point in writing yet another review of a classic? None. Other than for personal satisfaction and as a reminder of what I...
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Jan 26, 20215 min read
Hot and Cold
Perfection. That’s what she was, and I was sure that today would work out just the way I’d planned.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Minute Poem
1 (8 syll) The straw that broke the roofer’s back
2 (4 syll) A roof of thatch.
3 (8 syll) With ma
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Interview with Hannah Pike, Author of 'Bound'
Q1: Hi Hannah, good to have this opportunity to speak to you… First of all, I was wondering where the idea for ‘Bound’ came from. Perhaps yo
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Review of 'The Last Runaway' by Tracy Chevalier
‘The Last Runaway’ was written in 2013 and was selected for me to read by my teenage daughter. She was hovering around the historical ficti
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review of Three Books Published by ‘Never Such Innocence’ and 'Forgotten Heroes Foundation'
I came across the organisation ‘Never Such Innocence’ when my 13 year old daughter, Morrigan, decided to enter their 2018 art competition wi
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
'Moving Times' by Phoenix Writers
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
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Mother Gracie
Mother Gracie shuffled over to her stove. Raq remained where he was. Long gone were the days when he followed at her skirt hems if she move
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