by Claire | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
A destination wedding seemed like the perfect backdrop for a getaway romance with the opportunity for friends and family to come together to celebrate the nuptials in Sardinia, the beautiful setting of The Island of Hopes and Dreams. Weddings abroad have been...
by Claire | Jun 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
The End. Or is it? 😉 I know some writers who take delight in typing ‘The End’ as they reach the last page of a manuscript but it’s not something I’ve ever done myself. I’m not sure why. It could be something to do with the note of finality in the words. Perhaps I...
by Claire | May 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
My life in plants: small triumphs. Many disasters… Writing The Woman Who Got her Spark Back got me thinking about plants. My main character, Celia, has the greenest fingers in her Glasgow neighbourhood – and that’s why she runs a houseplant hospital from her...
by Claire | May 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ideas for novels come from all kinds of strange little crevices in the brain. But this one was a little bit different. I was chatting to a friend, Hazel, who’d just moved into our area on Glasgow’s Southside. ‘Did you know there’s a houseplant hospital near here?’ she...
by Claire | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Discover the magic of fresh starts and timeless friendships in Clare Swatman’s stunning new novel, Five Things I Love About You. ⭐ Five Things I Love About…Newcastle ⭐ I lived in Newcastle for a number of years in my late teens and early 20s, and have...
