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Our thanks
As our fifth International Chick Lit Month ends, we’d like to thank all those who took part. To everyone who contributed posts: Stacey Ballis, Dana Bate, Shirley Benton, Tara Bond, Harriet Bourton, Cathy Bramley, Ellie Campbell, Carla Caruso, Julie Cohen, … Continue reading
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Ruth Saberton: Made in Cornwall
Long before Ross Poldark decided to do a spot of topless scything or gallop his horse across the clifftops, the rugged scenery of Cornwall made a huge impression on my writing. Living in Polperro, one of the most photographed fishing … Continue reading
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Geraldine Fonteroy: Plots of Gold
Woo-hoo! – International Chick Lit Month is here, and what better way to celebrate than to delve a little into what my warped little brain thinks chick lit is all about – stonkingly brilliant plots! Not just any old plots … Continue reading
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Fictional Friends
Book Characters Who Are Actually My BFFs and Just Don’t Know It by Meg Donohue Since I enjoy reading a wide range of fiction, my bookshelves overflow with the stories of all sorts of characters. There are the characters who … Continue reading
Jane Linfoot’s Top Tips For Aspiring Writers
My Top Five Tips for Writing and Getting Published by Jane Linfoot 1. My first tip is, you have to WRITE. This may sound obvious, but with writing it’s very easy to prevaricate, and talk about it, and think about … Continue reading
Romantic Comedy Reader Survey: What you thought
by Jennifer Collin First up, wow. Thanks to everyone who tweeted, blogged, shared and whatever else you do on social media to spread the word about the inaugural Romantic Comedy Reader Survey. By the end of the survey period we … Continue reading
Sue Watson on writing chick-lit (and a lemon cake recipe from the lovely Dan!)
A chick-lit book is, to those who aren’t in the know, a fluffy meringue read about a girl falling in love with a boy then after a few minor obstacles they both collapse into a pink cloud of happy ever … Continue reading
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Q&A with Heather Hill
We put some questions to Heather Hill, author of The New Mrs D, to find out her writing habits, publication journey, and the inspiration behind her novels… What inspires you to write? I tend to carry a notebook around with … Continue reading
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When Worlds Collide
by Elle Field Sometimes I don’t see the same location as the people I am with. Take Beech Street, the road leading from Barbican Underground Station to the Barbican Centre in London: To most it’s just a slightly grotty tunnel, … Continue reading
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The Cast Arrangement
by Ella Griffin One of my Facebook friends has no idea about this but when I was planning The Flower Arrangement, I kept a photograph of one of his ex-girlfriends on my desktop. She was at least five years older … Continue reading
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