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A Writer’s Life

Author expectations versus reality
I’ve been writing one way and another since Miss Lowe told me off for using ‘again and again’ repetitively in
11-08-2021
Interview: Change of Plans by Addison Albright
Addison Albright is visiting today to talk about her new release, please give her a warm welcome! Thank you so
09-08-2021
#TheWeekThatWas
The last couple of weeks have been hard here at Lester Towers. It's the school holidays…cruising on down to the
06-08-2021
The difference between writing in the 1920s and 1970s. And a bit about colonialism in historical romance.
With The Fog of War coming out in August I thought it might be interesting to blog about the differences
04-08-2021
Guest Post: Ellie Thomas, Artistic Inspiration
Thank you so much, Ally, for having me as your guest today! I’m Ellie Thomas and I write Historical Gay
02-08-2021
Why Paranormal?
Why do I set a lot of my stories in a paranormal universe, you ask? It's a question I often
30-07-2021
#AmReading
This week, sapphic time-travel with One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston and two well-know gay romances that I've been listening
28-07-2021
Ofelia Grand: Remember Us
Let's welcome Ofelia Grand today! She's talking about her re-release, Remember Us. It's a story about older characters and memory
26-07-2021
Definitely not Magical Realism: The Border Magic system
So, The Fog of War is out next month and I thought it was probably time for another post about
23-07-2021
#TheWeekThatWas: don't punch down
It only occurred to me a few weeks ago that Gwyn in Taking Flight is a bit out of the
21-07-2021
K. L. Noone: Magician!
Hi, I’m K.L. Noone—many thanks to A.L. Lester for letting me drop by to talk about Magician today! Magician comes
19-07-2021
#TheWeekThatWas: Growing into yourself
I can’t remember what I wanted to be as a small child. But after I hit about fourteen, I had
16-07-2021