Interviews

Literary Sisters: Author interview with Anneliese Mackintosh

December 4, 2012

This week I’m delighted to welcome writer Anneliese Mackintosh to the blog.   Anneliese is a woman of many talents – a performer and writer of short fiction, novels and drama, as well as working as an editor and a teacher of creative writing.  Most recently, she took part in a tour in a hand-painted bus organised […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with Alison Taft

November 16, 2012

To celebrate the launch of Alison Taft’s second novel, I Know Why Your Mother’s Crazy, I thought I’d have a chat with her this week.  I met Alison a few months ago at a library event and then again, a few weeks later, when we shared the stage at a readers’ afternoon as part of […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with Cathi Unsworth

November 1, 2012

If you’re a writer, it’s always good to have passion.  Today’s guest on the blog, Cathi Unsworth  – writer of crime, queen of noir, and generally funky (and lovely) lady – has it in spades.  Hers is for music, a passion which landed her a job on the iconic music mag Sounds at the age of […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with A J Ashworth

September 20, 2012

This week it’s a pleasure to bring you an interview with A. J. (Andrea) Ashworth, short story writer and wordsmith extraordinaire.  I first met Andrea when she came on an Arvon course at Lumb Bank in 2010, which I was hosting, and warmed to her because she said lots of nice things about the food […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with Kate Long

September 6, 2012

One of the aims of the ‘Literary Sisters’ series is to celebrate the work of some brilliant women writers out there.  So it’s a delight to feature Kate Long here this week.  I’m a big fan of Kate’s work.  Her characters are wonderfully believable, flesh and blood people.  She explores the complex dynamics of family […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with Rebecca Emin

November 14, 2011

Today I have the pleasure of talking to Rebecca Emin, one of the most supportive fellow writers out there in the blogosphere.  Rebecca has written poetry and short stories, has had flash fiction published by Ether Books.  And now she’s published a novel for older children and teens.  It’s called ‘New Beginnings’ – a story […]

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Literary Sisters: Author interview with Laura Wilkinson

October 16, 2011

What is it about October?  So many people are publishing novels this month, and it seems like these days interviewing other authors on one’s website is de rigueur.   Personally, I never tire of hearing from other writers about their processes and what makes them tick.  I’m nosy like that.  So here’s an interview with the lovely Laura Wilkinson, a Brighton-based […]

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