The positivity of a shift in a perspective #writerslife #authorlife #writingcommunity
It’s strange how a set of facts about the way the week has gone can look all doom and gloom from one perspective, yet so positive when...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
Book news! FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD given new life! Available for pre-order now #psychologicalthriller #
💐🥀🌹🥀💐 So here’s my big news for the day – the fabulous Bookouture are taking my self-published book FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD and...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
Book news & Newcastle Noir! @newcastlenoir @ballantyne_lisa @sarahlovescrime @louise_candlish
Well, what a Bank Holiday weekend it’s been! On Friday I sent off my latest manuscript to my editor! It’s hard to describe the emotions...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
How writing too much left me floating down a river… A look back on July #amwriting #writerslif
Who stole July?! It’s gone by in a flash. It’s been a busy one. The motto for this month seemed to be: ‘The comeback is always stronger...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 7, 2019
- 3 min
How I went from a publisher’s party to being shut in a car boot: A look back at June #amwritin
We’re a week into July already, and I’m only just getting round to writing up what I did in June. Where does time go? Well, most of it’s...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
Four years, four books; how life has changed #writerslife #amwriting #livingthedream
Every time I look at that shelf I feel amazed at what I’ve done This photograph popped up on my timeline over on Facebook today,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Bank Holiday bargain, a book anniversary, endings & beginnings #writerslife #KindleMonthlyDeal
HER LAST SECRET is only 99p – but only for a few more days If today is anything to go by, it looks as though the Bank Holiday Weekend is...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 5, 2018
- 3 min
Flowers For The Dead and a Guinness World Record – strange but true! #writerslife
I feel as though part of my book has come to life and stepped from the page Recently, a Guinness World Record holder got in touch with me...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 4, 2018
- 2 min
Books endings, and new beginnings #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #rescuedogs
I’ve finished my new book! Yippee! A belated Happy Easter to you all! What have you been up to? I hope you had a wonderful time, relaxing...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 3, 2018
- 1 min
The end (of my book) is nigh! #amwriting #crimefiction #writerslife
“That conveys to the reader and they feel that same sense of urgency” This morning so far I’ve managed to open the curtains and discover...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 4, 2018
- 1 min
The best Best Books year ever! #writerslife #BestBooksof2017 #HerLastSecret
The other day, I posted a little review of the year. In it I included a thank you to those bloggers who had been kind enough to choose...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 29, 2017
- 1 min
The moment things make sense #writerslife #amwriting #firstdraft
‘Suddenly and from out of nowhere, everything becomes crystal clear again’ There comes a point in the writing of every book when the...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 22, 2017
- 2 min
Life in the writing cave #writerslife #amwriting #amediting
How the heck have I managed to write four books? Things are suspiciously quiet at the Copperthwaite writing cave. The only thing coming...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 1, 2017
- 3 min
The good, the bad & the bestsellers: June round-up #writerslife #author
When I saw The Darkest Lies sitting at Number 1 in Psychological Thrillers in Canada, I couldn’t even speak. June was a crazy...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 8, 2017
- 2 min
Jury’s out. Waiting for reviews… #TheDarkestLies #writerslife #writing
“The jury is out and now I have to wait for the verdict” The time between pre-order and publication is an odd one. The book feels as...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 18, 2017
- 2 min
WEEKLY ROUND UP: Audiobooks & honours
“A book does not just belong to the author, but also the reader” A very unexpected bonus at the start of this week – I got to choose a...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 11, 2017
- 2 min
WEEKLY ROUND UP: And…repeat! #amediting #writerslife
That is what we are aiming for – a novel so smooth that the reader has no idea of the effort that’s gone into it. Shhh, I’m about to let...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 4, 2017
- 2 min
WEEKLY ROUND UP: The End #amwriting #writerslife #WIPjoy
I’m so glad I took on this ‘impossible’ challenge. The challenge was impossible. There was no conceivable way I could complete the task I...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Feb 4, 2017
- 2 min
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Nature mirroring art #amwriting #writerslife #WIPjoy #writing
I have broken through the topsoil and can see light up above me. The first signs of spring are here. Forerunners are the plucky...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 28, 2017
- 1 min
WEEKLY ROUND UP:Routines & Red Herrings
There is just over a month to go until I have to hand over my current work-in-progress to my editor, so I am entering the feverish stage...
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