“It’s something I hardly dared to wish for”: Alex Hourston on finding publishing success with her debut novel, In my House

“It’s something I hardly dared to wish for”: Alex Hourston on finding publishing success with her debut novel, In my House

by | Jun 8, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, women, writing craft, writing tips

This week The Book Diner goes back to when I had a visit from the very lovely Alex Hourston shortly  after her debut novel, In My House, was published by Faber and Faber). It’s a very exciting time for a novelist when a first book comes out as I know from my own...
THE BOOK DINER INTERVIEWS: MICHAEL NOBBS ON HOW TO BE SUSTAINABLY CREATIVE – EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME OR ENERGY

THE BOOK DINER INTERVIEWS: MICHAEL NOBBS ON HOW TO BE SUSTAINABLY CREATIVE – EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME OR ENERGY

by | May 18, 2017 | productivity, resilience, The Book Diner Interviews, writing craft, writing tips

This week, The Book Diner looks back to when we had a visit from Michael Nobbs, an artist and non-fiction writer from Wales whose book, Drawing Your Life: Learn to See, Record, and Appreciate Life’s Small Joys, was published by Penguin after years of successfully...
‘LIFE IS A BARN DANCE WITHOUT A CALLER’: BRIGHTON AUTHOR, ALLIE ROGERS, TALKS ABOUT HER DEBUT NOVEL, LITTLE GOLD AND STAYING TOO LONG ON THE BUS

‘LIFE IS A BARN DANCE WITHOUT A CALLER’: BRIGHTON AUTHOR, ALLIE ROGERS, TALKS ABOUT HER DEBUT NOVEL, LITTLE GOLD AND STAYING TOO LONG ON THE BUS

by | May 11, 2017 | inspiration, productivity, The Book Diner Interviews, writing craft, writing tips

This week, I’m delighted to introduce one of my dear friends, Allie Rogers, whose first novel, Little Gold, has just been published. I am a huge fan of Allie’s writing, which is beautifully observed and thoughtful (as she is). I’ve seen her work so...