Chicklit Club Connect

Island Life

Katherine — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:01:03 +0000

Lin Treadgold’s love of island life is reflected in her latest novel.

When I set out to write a book I never considered myself as a chick-lit author. I think I had to look up the definition of chick-lit in Wikipedia! Only in the last ten years and my first novel Goodbye [...]

Staying Motivated

Katherine — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:51 +0000

I’m not the most motivated person in the world so am not sure I’m the best person to be writing a piece on motivation, writes Leigh Bennett…

But then again, I did, against the odds finish writing a book so perhaps I am.

Here are my tips for staying motivated:

1. Keep writing – That’s [...]

Book Extract: Going Too Far

Katherine — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:46 +0000

Author Jennifer Echols shares an extract of her novel Going Too Far…

He stared at me, and my heart turned over. After last night riding around with my window rolled down in the cold, he’d wised up. He wore his leather cop jacket, which made him look that much more sharp and dangerous. [...]

Book Extract: Fresh Mint with Lemon

Katherine — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:01:51 +0000

The Unknown Woman from Fresh Mint with Lemon by Monika Zgustova

Vadim sees her in his mind’s eye: the woman is just about to put on her coat in the cloakroom at the Café Idiot in Saint Petersburg, and, along with her winter coat, the waiters are bringing her so many flowers that [...]

Home is Where the Heart Is

Katherine — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:01:52 +0000

When I meet people, invariably the first thing they ask me is, “Where are you from?”, writes Di Jones…

I make them play guessing games, because their answers amuse me, and are almost always wrong. When I’m in England people guess I’m from the States; when I’m in the States, people think [...]

When (My) Life Imitates (My) Art

Katherine — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:01:12 +0000

Nicky Wells shares her confessions of an eternal rock chick…

So I write Romance That Rocks Your World. I write about rock stars and the girl next door, I write about glamour and glitz, romance and intrigue, and excitement. You probably know that by now. I’ve become used to advertising my brand, to speaking about [...]