Caitlin

Blog 27: An Overnight Stay in Wigtown

Admittedly my trip to Wigtown was booked rather last minute dot com. I had been meaning to visit Scotland’s National Book Town for some time, but between searching for properties and moving out, I hadn’t gotten around to it. Then there came a two week lull where all the agreements had been signed but my […]

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Blog 26: I Met The Devil on a Road Trip.

The Devil is a popular character. He, she, or it, appears in literature all the time; Dante’s Inferno, Good Omens, Waywalkers, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea to name a few. However, when and where humanity first developed the idea of ‘The Devil’ is difficult to pinpoint, and whether or not ‘The Devil’ […]

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Blog 24: If you can’t write, then READ instead.

Sometimes writers just don’t feel like writing. We’re all human at the end of the day and sometimes we are busy but often we have times where we lack motivation. I’ve spent the last couple of days distracted by other things in my life and unable to write a word. Even writing this blog has been […]

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Blog 23: Inspiring Authors

There have been a number of authors who have inspired me over the years and some of them I have only discovered recently. Whether they have made me laugh, cry, or just hooked me into buying more of their work, there are just some books that you will talk about and remember forever. Unfortunately I don’t […]

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Blog 22: Reactions Make Stories Believable!

Have you ever read a book where a character does or says something that seems to be completely bizarre? I don’t mean a plot-twist, I mean when a character literally does not follow ‘normal human behaviour’ causing the story to lose its believability and you, as the reader, end up questioning what planet the author […]

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Blog 21: Social Media for Authors, Writers and Readers.

I’ve scoured Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and the internet for groups, pages, blogs, channels and websites specifically aimed at authors, writers and readers. I’ve picked out a few and listed them below to help you get started, but there are plenty more out there to choose from… Facebook pages & groups for Authors/Writers BooksGoSocial Author’s Group […]

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Blog 20: Six Villainous Character Types.

The villain or antagonist will usually play a crucial role in any good novel. So, after reading hundreds of novels and watching hundreds of films over the years, I decided to analyse some villains for myself. What exactly makes a good villain and do they fit into different categories? Well yes they do in my […]

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Blog 19: My Average Writing Day…

I wanted to post something a little more humorous and hopefully somewhat insightful. All of you writers, authors and freelancers out there who don’t adhere to the 9-5 hours and work 7 days a week, this is a post for you. My average writing day doesn’t begin at 6am or even 7am like most people. […]

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Blog 18: Six Paranormal Fantasies for the Summer.

1) She Never Got To Say Goodbye by Ica Iova A Paranormal Fantasy and Thriller with a splash of Romance. She Never Got To Say Goodbye follows the lives of Olivia an aspiring lawyer, and Brandon the already established lawyer. The story starts off fairly normally, Olivia and Brandon coincidently meet at a restaurant, start […]

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