ANGELA BARTON

Every setting in a story is important as each place adds a sensory value. Descriptions of where dialogue or action takes place, draws...

1.     When did you know that you wanted to be an author?   Not until my forties. I enjoyed writing short stories, children’s stories and...

Flowers of remembrance are the cornflower in France and the poppy in Britain. Before the war, Oradour-sur-Glane was a quiet, rural...

It was Ernest Hemingway who said that writers should develop a built-in bullsh*t detector. Readers can tell when writers are either...

Behind millions of front doors where a perceived glow of perfection shines, live individuals or families struggling with private battles....

What is it you most enjoy most about writing? Being transported into other lives, making friends with my characters and falling in love...

Operation Spring Breeze was the name chosen by the Nazis for the roundup of the Jews in Paris. Could a more erroneous name have been...

Behind millions of front doors where a perceived glow of perfection shines, live individuals or families struggling with private battles....

When we're editing our manuscripts, it’s so easy to focus on the little details that we want to improve, that we miss our story’s biggest...

The delightful front cover of this book is what first attracted me. The white-washed buildings and the terracotta rooftops of a hillside...

How do you know if you’ve found Mr Perfect or Mr Perfectly Useless? Jess Willersey realised things with Martin weren’t perfect, but it’s...

Welcome back to my blog, Carol. I have a few questions for you and I'm sure your readers would love to read your answers, too. Which...

A little about Arlette and how she was created. Arlette Blaise is a twenty-year-old daughter of a rural farmer in France. Her chores...

Blog Post for Ange Barton 2021 Welcome, Morton. Congratulations on the paperback publication of Sunny Days On The Beach. Can you share...

Hello This is just a short paragraph to let you know that my wonderful husband, Paul, passed away unexpectedly a fortnight ago. I will be...

"With the sun’s rays pinching her skin, Matilde turned a corner onto the Boulevard Saint-Germain on her way to the butcher’s. Paris...

Writing retreats enable us to walk away from our daily lives and enter a fresh environment solely focused on supporting our creativity....

Shhh! Fingers on lips… As we eavesdrop on Hattie and Jo from Boomerville at Ballymegille (publishing 6thOctober), while they chat about...

Welcome to my blog, Carol. With Christmas fast approaching, I hear you've written a new children's book called, Being a Friend at...

Welcome, Morton. Many congratulations on your latest book publication, Sunny Days At The Beach. We’d all love to know more about how you...