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Continuing with my series of interviews with fellow Choc Lit authors, this week it is the turn of Liz Harris to join me on my blog. After graduating in Law in the UK, Liz moved to California where she led a very varied life – from cocktail waitressing on Sunset Strip to CEO of a… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Liz Harris

Choc Lit  author Berni Stevens is joining me this week on my blog. Originally Berni wanted to go to dance college, but that idea was firmly vetoed by her father. He wasn’t terribly enthusiastic about art college either, but Berni won that ‘round’ and trained in graphic design. It seemed her father was worried she… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Berni Stevens

This week, Jan Brigden is joining me on my blog. She is another fellow Choc Lit author. Jan lives in South London with her husband & motley crew of cuddly toys. After attending many author talks, literary events, connecting with writers and readers on Facebook and Twitter, Jan learned of and subsequently joined the Romantic… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Jan Brigden

Continuing with my spotlight features on fellow Choc Lit authors, this week I have Rhoda Baxter‘s guest interview. Rhoda writes romantic comedy with a hint of geek. She likes to write about people who make her laugh. She is a firm believer in tea and cake. Her latest book Girl Having a Ball is available… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Rhoda Baxter

Today, I have a guest interview with fellow Choc Lit author Angela Britnell. Angela grew up in Cornwall and returns frequently from her new home in Nashville, Tennessee to visit family and friends, drink tea and eat far too many Cornish pasties! A lifelong love of reading turned into a passion for writing contemporary romance… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Angela Britnell

First things first, come in SuzyJBarker! –Suzy won one of the prizes on my blog last week, but I’ve had no response from her and her prize is here waiting for her. If you know Suzy, please give her a nudge. Last week was Bewdley Book Week. It is really worth checking out local events like… Continue reading Bewdley Book Week

Well the summer holidays are over. I hope that you had some good times over the summer months. Son back to school today and hubbie off back to work abroad tomorrow. It all feels strange and unsettling, but will soon be normal life again. I always forget that I need a period of adjustment to… Continue reading Summer’s Over and Competition Winners

Today, I have a guest interview with fellow Choc Lit author Kirsty Ferry. Kirsty is married with one son, lives in the North East of England and won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 with the ghostly tale Enchantment. Her timeslip novel, Some Veil Did Fall, a paranormal romance set in… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Kirsty Ferry

This week I’m offering a chance to win one of two handmade crotched rose brooches – one red and one green. To enter you need to be one of my blog followers. Use the sign up options on the right hand side of the page on my website http://www.mortonsgray.com to register. Lots of exciting interviews… Continue reading Competition Time

I was pondering the need for a satisfying story to have a backbone. I’ve just finished reading Before You by Kathryn Freeman, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The story is set against the yearly Formula 1 season and it struck me that this provided a great structure against which the lives of the characters are played… Continue reading The Backbone of a Story