Today we welcome Clare Swatman to the blog, as she launches her debut psychological thriller, No Son Of Mine (writing as CL Swatman). Why writing? Why not?! As a child I always liked reading, and I did English A Level, but I was never one of those children who sat and wrote stories from a […]
Guest Blog
Author Interview – James Woolf
Today I’m thrilled to welcome author James Woolf to my blog. I met James at the Bristol CrimeFest earlier this year, when we were on a panel about the presumption of guilt, which is a central theme in his books. Why writing? Writing can be incredibly satisfying when you create a story and you’re really […]
Guest Blog – A Love of Landscape – Suzanne Snow
My writing is inspired by a deep love of landscape, romance and rural life, and these themes are in each of my books. I grew up with horses and I love being outdoors to observe and appreciate the differing elements of the seasons. As a gardener, spring is my favourite time of the year because […]
Guest Blog – Debbie Young
I write cozy mysteries rather than psychological thrillers, but my books have more in common with Alex Stone’s than you might expect. Firstly, I have unreliable female narrators, Gemma Lamb and Sophie Sayers. They are new to their environments – a girls’ boarding school for Gemma, and a nearby Cotswold village for Sophie (they meet […]
Guest Blog – Gemma Rogers
A very warm welcome to my guest author today, fellow Boldwood Books psychological thriller author, Gemma Rogers. My first book Stalker began with Eve, and like many first-time novelists, their main characters are often extensions of themselves. Eve was me and I was her. I poured myself into that character, all my sadness, all my […]
Guest Blog – Emma Davies
I’m chatting to author Emma Davies today about her writing process and inspiration. Why writing? Simply because of my love of reading. I always joke I was born with a book in my hand, and it’s not far off the truth! Some of my fondest early memories feature trips to our local library, or being […]