by Liz | Apr 10, 2016 | Writing
Conversation was lively at the monthly RNA Oxford lunch last week, as it always is, but I found one topic particularly interesting. This may have something to do with the fact that I initiated the topic! It was about what was fair to the reader and what wasn’t....
by Liz | Apr 3, 2016 | Writing
It’s no secret that I’m an Archers’ addict – I frequently comment on twitter about the storylines, and I’m noisily grateful to the The Archers’ producers for many hours of excellent listening. And in addition to that, The Archers...
by Liz | Mar 19, 2016 | Writing
Two of the things that authors enjoy most are meeting readers and talking about their books, and last Thursday afternoon, three of us had the chance to do both of those things as Jean Fullerton, Janet Gover and I had been invited to give a talk at a Romantic Afternoon...
by Liz | Mar 13, 2016 | Writing
Not literally, of course! No, Charity Walker is still 100% Chinese and looks it. Her Chinese heritage lies at the heart of the novel. But she’s going out into the world of paperbacks with a different face. When The Lost Girl comes out as a paperback on 7th...
by Liz | Feb 28, 2016 | Writing
What better place to begin than with a photo of the plush armchair in which I spent my writing retreat, and my laptop. You’ll notice that I’m not one for a spartan attic. My radio is visible (for The Archers, of course) and just out of sight, I have...
by Liz | Oct 19, 2015 | Writing
THE LOST GIRL, set in SW Wyoming in the 1870s and 1880s, was published last week amid a mass of enthusiasm on the social media. I feel that the image below, taken at lunch on that day, best captures the essence of what was a truly lovely Publication Day. What if you...
