Angela Barton
Oradour-sur-Glane: 80 years on.
Flowers of remembrance are the cornflower in France and the poppy in Britain. Before the war, Oradour-sur-Glane was a quiet, rural...
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Angela Barton
Jun 43 min
Hemingway, Research and the Bull Sh*t Detector.
It was Ernest Hemingway who said that writers should develop a built-in bullsh*t detector. Readers can tell when writers are either...
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Angela Barton
Aug 25, 20233 min
Writing About Mental Health in Fiction.
Behind millions of front doors where a perceived glow of perfection shines, live individuals or families struggling with private battles....
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Angela Barton
Jan 9, 20235 min
Questions and Answers About my Writing Life.
What is it you most enjoy most about writing? Being transported into other lives, making friends with my characters and falling in love...
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Angela Barton
Aug 15, 20224 min
Operation Spring Breeze
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...
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Angela Barton
Dec 16, 20213 min
Mental Health in Fiction
Behind millions of front doors where a perceived glow of perfection shines, live individuals or families struggling with private battles....
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Angela Barton
Nov 15, 20212 min
Don't Fall Down The Plot Hole!
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...
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Angela Barton
Oct 15, 20212 min
Review of The Tobacconist
The delightful front cover of this book is what first attracted me. The white-washed buildings and the terracotta rooftops of a hillside...
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Angela Barton
Sep 28, 20215 min
Recipe For Mr Perfect
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...
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Angela Barton
Aug 23, 20214 min
A Summer of Second Chances
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...
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Angela Barton
Aug 12, 20216 min
Interviewing Arlette
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...
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Angela Barton
Aug 2, 20213 min
Sunny Days At The Beach
Blog Post for Ange Barton 2021 Welcome, Morton. Congratulations on the paperback publication of Sunny Days On The Beach. Can you share...
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Angela Barton
Dec 17, 20201 min
I'll See You Soon
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...
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Angela Barton
Nov 9, 20203 min
Turning The Clocks Back
"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...
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Angela Barton
Nov 5, 20202 min
My Writing Retreat
Writing retreats enable us to walk away from our daily lives and enter a fresh environment solely focused on supporting our creativity....
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Angela Barton
Sep 17, 20203 min
Boomerville at Ballymegille by Caroline James.
Shhh! Fingers on lips… As we eavesdrop on Hattie and Jo from Boomerville at Ballymegille (publishing 6thOctober), while they chat about...
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Angela Barton
Sep 13, 20203 min
Being a Friend at Christmas.
Welcome to my blog, Carol. With Christmas fast approaching, I hear you've written a new children's book called, Being a Friend at...
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Angela Barton
Aug 19, 20203 min
Sunny Days At The Beach by Morton S. Gray.
Welcome, Morton. Many congratulations on your latest book publication, Sunny Days At The Beach. We’d all love to know more about how you...
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Angela Barton
Jun 10, 20202 min
10th June 1944 – The Cornflower and the Poppy
The cornflower and the poppy are enduring symbols of remembrance for both France and Britain. On this day in 1944, the lives of these...
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Angela Barton
May 11, 20203 min
Secrets, Lies, Love and Goodbyes.
Growing up, we all fantasise about meeting our hero or heroine and living happily ever after. Falling in love is easy – isn’t it? Well,...
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