Writer Interviews

How Was The Party?: A Year Living With Alzheimer’s – Writer Laura Bridgeman Discusses Her New Book

March 16, 2016 // 10 Comments

I started writing as a way through the process. Of navigating what was happening. It started off as a blog. Then it just grew. People started having an active interest in it. The writing. The experience. I kept going. I didn't know it was going to be a book when I started. I was just writing as a way to get through.

Author Natalie Savvides Discusses Her New Book ‘Full Circle’

February 20, 2016 // 4 Comments

From my early teens I have written diaries documenting these struggles: my thoughts, feelings, dreams, desires and innermost emotions are expressed through periods of bullying, dieting, drinking too much, heartache, chasing the wrong things in life, the wrong men, living in different counties, and ultimately searching for my peace and, of course, true love and balance.

‘Britain’s Toughest Women’: Author Robin Barratt Discusses His Latest Book

April 21, 2015 // 5 Comments

I have had quite a number of other books published focusing on tough things; bouncers, bodyguards, gangsters, criminality, but almost always male-dominated. And so I initially thought; why not do a book about women within these environments? And then...

‘Losing It’ by Helen Lederer – An Interview and Book Review

February 15, 2015 // 5 Comments

Not only has the comedian, writer and actress written a brilliantly funny new novel, which has already received praise from Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Ben Elton among other comedy legends, she has also invented a new genre and created a new...

Mentor to Entrepreneurs, Mark Sephton, Talks About His New Book ‘Inside Job’

November 20, 2014 // 3 Comments

'Inside Job' is built on your capability to work on the way you think, act and behave. Your beliefs about who you are determine your behaviour. The way we think, our attitude and mindset toward ourselves is an ’inside job’. Discovering your own identity and purpose is paramount to achieving extraordinary shifts in the way you live, develop and advance.

If You Follow One Dog on Facebook Make It Alice in Wooferland

November 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Alice in Wooferland is a retired racing Greyhound. Her career was cut short and like so many Greyhounds globally, she was discarded. But Alice was one of the fortunate ones. She was rescued, unlike many more that are killed. Based in Sydney, Australia, Alice has...

Author Allen Miles Discusses His New Book ‘This Is How You Disappear’

October 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

I had the opportunity to have a short story, which is included in this collection, published as an e-book about eighteen months ago, but as it was only ten thousand words, the publisher suggested I do another short as a bonus. The bonus story that I wrote was called This Is How You Disappear...

In the Booth with Ruth – Tracey Helton, Writer

September 29, 2014 // 4 Comments

Because of the documentary Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street, I felt as if people had all sorts of ideas of who I was without asking me. I like to write my own narrative. I have been branching out lately and doing more journalistic pieces. This is a new genre for me. Very exciting stuff.

‘Criminalising the Purchase of Sex: Lessons from Sweden’ – Dr Jay Levy Discusses His New Book

September 3, 2014 // 8 Comments

In terms of the focus on Sweden’s sex purchase law, I was particularly struck by the extent to which the law is internationally influential, but in a context where the law hadn’t been involvedly evaluated by the Swedish government and where much work produced on the topic seemed hugely biased, and...

Author Helen Downing Discusses Her Novel ‘Awake In Hell’

September 2, 2014 // 4 Comments

I knew I wanted to write a story about redemption, and forgiveness. It came at a time when I was searching for my own redemption and learning that before you can ask for that, you must forgive. Always.

In the Booth with Ruth – Maggie Jones, Author

August 26, 2014 // 2 Comments

My writing background really began in earnest about eight years ago, when I attended three different college courses for writing. I went on one course, which was how to write your auto-biography, and two courses on how to write a novel and how to re-write your novel. I have always loved writing from a very young age, English being my favourite subject at school.

In the Booth with Ruth – Tara Burns, Author

August 19, 2014 // 3 Comments

I've always written about my experiences... I'm also drawn to making some kind of sense and art from my experiences, and being the one to frame my own narrative.

In the Booth with Ruth – Rob Horne, Writer

August 6, 2014 // 4 Comments

My inspiration comes from everywhere. I’m an avid reader of anything I can get my hands on; I like to imagine what happens after I’ve read the last page, where do the characters go? I muse on normality being forced into an abnormal condition, where someone I know or some part of my own character is forced to confront a situation they could never have imagined.

In the Booth with Ruth – Charlie Jack Joseph Kruger, Author

July 30, 2014 // 6 Comments

Currently I am running about talking to people about 'In Stark Weather'...a novel that focuses on three different men, a failed musician striking out to try one last time, an author chasing success that he fears he will never beat, and a man so tormented by abuse and neglect that he has begun coping by giving into horrible acts of violence.