Writing Anti-Heroines | Alison Stockham

Writing Anti-Heroines | Alison Stockham

There is the saying that well behaved women rarely make history and I feel the same about my characters. Well behaved protagonists rarely make for the best stories in my opinion. The more of a difficult history, more bad choices or poor decisions and more selfish or...
The Power of Penpals

The Power of Penpals

Autumn and Rosie – best friends in The Start of Something Wonderful – meet face-to-face for the first time after twenty-four years of friendship. Their relationship started as penpals aged eleven after their respective English teachers set up a penpal exchange. With...

Unlikely Friendships: A blog by Caroline Finnerty

My latest book The Family Next Door centres on the friendship between next-door neighbours Lucy and Eileen. Both women are very different; Eileen, who is in her fifties is guarded and keeps herself to herself whereas her younger, glamorous neighbour Lucy appears to be...
Inspiration for The Start of Something Wonderful

Inspiration for The Start of Something Wonderful

I can’t imagine anyone who reads The Start of Something Wonderful being left in any doubt as to how much I love the Lake District. A stunning part of the UK, I’ve holidayed there since childhood. My memories are mainly of lakeside picnics and splashing in the water....