Writers Need Estate Agents! And, On An Associated Topic, Know Your Scenarios Inside Out
Why writers need estate agents!
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Lesley Atherton
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Do You Know Who You Are Writing About?
Using character questions to help write deeper characters.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20214 min read
Some Thoughts On Short Stories
Sometimes wonderful writing creeps up on you by stealth. It may seem simplistic, perhaps overly so, or even naïve - or primitive. But...
David Holding
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Malicious Intent - Harold Shipman
Blog by David Holding, author of Doctors in the Dock and The Last Temptation. Harold Shipman was an English doctor who killed an...
David Holding
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Lancashire's Murky Past?
Blog by David Holding, author of many non-fiction and local history titles for Words are Life. An interesting feature appeared in the...
David Holding
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Intention in Cases of Assisted Dying (John Bodkin Adams)
Blog by David Holding, author of 'Doctors in the Dock' and 'The Trial of Dr John Bodkin Adams' Reliance on the existence of medical...
David Holding
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Wow - a Real Witch's House?
Blog by David Holding, author of “The Pendle Witch Trials of 1612". An interesting article appeared in the Lancashire press in December...
David Holding
Jan 26, 20213 min read
A Glimpse of Life on Winter Hill
Blog by David Holding, author of “Murder in the Heather” The Winter Hill Murder of 1838". Travelling up the Winter Hill road towards...
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Interview With Parents Who Made Their Daughter's Dream Come True
Thirty years after Penny Taylor's death, Judith Taylor has published a book of her life, and it's a beautiful tribute to a wonderful woman.
David Holding
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Forensic Anthropologists - What They Do
The role a Forensic Anthropologist plays in a death investigation is crucial to the field of forensic science as a whole. ...
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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...
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Kids Go Mad for the Wasamaroo
Read me another silly poem, grandma.
50 years tried and tested!
Available at our store.
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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
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, 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, 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, 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
'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
Interview with Lesley Atherton about Past Present Tense (now published as 'Life's a Mess')
A: This book is about hoarding and nastiness as well as being about family and relationships. It's an obvious question, but why on earth wo
Lesley Atherton
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Transcript of Lesley Atherton interview by Grace Sachs 13th February 2019
G: My first question for you is a very simple one, and you must get sick of answering it. Why would anyone want to write? It
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