The Importance of Being Gwyneth

When I saw this headline in yesterday’s Times, I was intrigued! 
Coincidence 1: The book I’m about to publish is called The Importance of Being… Emma, a modern take on Jane Austen’s Emma. The headline above refers to Gwyneth Paltrow – to an interview that’s in today’s Times magazine, which I will be rushing out to buy.
Coincidence 2: Gwyneth played Emma in the [...]

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Romanticism Unrealistic?

 
I recently watched the entire series of “City of Vice” starring Ian McDiamid and Iain Glen. The series was on channel 4 last year.
It was an entralling program or 5 episodes covering the birth of the “Bow Street Runners” the first ever police force. What I didn’t know was the Bow Street Runners were the [...]

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The romantic North York moors…..

I recently visited the North York Moors and found plenty of romantic inspiration there.   The stark beauty of the famous Haworth moors is absent, but the stunning scenery of the Hambleton Hills and surrounding countryside has a serene, timeless feel – just one reason why the area was popular with the medieval monks who founded [...]

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Romance Matters

Yep, I know that’s the name of the Romantic Novelists Association’s newletter - so it’s taken. But I think it’s so true.
Because romance does matter. Whether it’s real or imagined, it meets a basic human need. That’s why readers – and writers – of romance are so diverse.
I mean, look at us three!
We have some things in common [...]

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I blame this bloke…..

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