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One of my favourite people to chat to is fellow Choc Lit/Joffe author Sue McDonagh. We both share a love of writing books and crochet. Today, Sue is going to tell readers about the inspiration behind her latest novel – The Sea Sisters Swimming Club and, as I’ve been fortunate enough to read an advance… Continue reading The Inspiration for The Sea Sisters Swimming Club by Sue McDonagh

I always enjoy featuring writers on my blog when I have met them in person and found lots to talk about. Nicola Pryce, my guest today, falls into that category. I hope we get to meet again one day, but for now, Nicola is going to tell us about why she wrote her latest novel… Continue reading Why I Wrote The Cornish Rebel by Nicola Pryce

This week I have the pleasure of hosting Ella Cook, who also writes for Choc Lit an imprint of Joffe Books. Ella’s latest novel Healing Hearts in the Little Village was published on 25 July 2023 and I asked Ella to tell readers about the inspiration for the book … Hey Morton, thanks so much… Continue reading The Inspiration for Healing Hearts in the Little Village by Ella Cook

I am delighted to welcome Ellie Henderson to my blog this week to talk about her writing. Ellie’s first novel for Choc Lit an imprint of Joffe Books A Summer Wedding on Arran was published on 18 July 2023. Over to Ellie … Thank you so much for offering me the chance to be on… Continue reading My Writing by Ellie Henderson

I absolutely love starting new stories. I just get a buzz from that feeling of having an unfolding kernel of an idea and characters forming in my head. This point where even I don’t know the story is just so exciting. I can’t wait for the lives of my characters to unfold beneath my pen… Continue reading The Joy Of A New Start By Morton S. Gray

Julie Houston returns to my blog today to share an extract of The Girls of Heatherly Hall published by Aria on 6 July 2023. Over to Julie … I never for one minute imagined that a one-off conversation I had with the lovely lady who – literally – works to keep my own village’s houses… Continue reading An Extract From The Girls Of Heatherly Hall by Julie Houston

No guest post this week and so I wanted to take the opportunity of posting a note of thanks. Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the death of my mother. I never imagined how her passing would affect me. There has, of course, been loads for my sister and I to do, paperwork, more… Continue reading Note of Thanks from Morton Gray

I’m delighted to welcome fellow Choc Lit/Joffe Books author Linda Middleton to my blog. Linda is going to tell us a little about her writing journey and more about her recently published novel Things They Never Said… Firstly, a big thank you for inviting me onto your blog and letting me tell you a bit… Continue reading My Writing Journey by Linda Middleton

I have long been a fan of Juliet Greenwood’s writing. I loved her novels Eden’s Garden and We That Are Left. Juliet is now writing for Storm Publishing and her first book for this imprint is The Shakespeare Sisters. Juliet is going to tell us why she wrote the book… Thank you for the invitation… Continue reading Why I Wrote The Shakespeare Sisters by Juliet Greenwood

Pleased to feature Victoria Walker this week. Victoria has just published her latest novel Summer at Croftwood Cinema and she is sharing with us how the book evolved. We live close to each other, but still haven’t managed to meet up for a chat and coffee … yet! I’m delighted to be back on Morton’s… Continue reading The Ideas Behind Summer at Croftwood Cinema by Victoria Walker