Are YOU a winner? Find out now! #booklove #ThePerfectFriend #HerLastSecret #FlowersForTheDead #summe
Running my giveaways over all social media has become something of a tradition now, done every time I bring a book out. They’re always...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 3, 2018
- 7 min
The controversial rise of the middle-aged female protagonist #ThePerfectFriend #amwriting #prime
When I wrote The Perfect Friend I didn’t think twice about my main character being a woman of 44. She needed to have been through the...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 2, 2018
- 3 min
HER LAST SECRET makeover + GIVEAWAY #booklove #ThePerfectFriend #mustreads #HerLastSecret #psycholog
The makeover fairies at Bookouture have waved their magic wands over HER LAST SECRET – and come up with this incredible new cover. What...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Meet Alex & Carrie: creating the characters in The Perfect Friend (+ GIVEAWAY) #booklove #amwrit
Just who are Alex and Carrie, the two women at the centre of The Perfect Friend? It’s been such fun getting under the skin of these two...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 31, 2018
- 3 min
14 Books To Read Before You Die + GIVEAWAY #booklove #ThePerfectFriend #mustreads
As bucket lists form a part of the storyline in The Perfect Friend, I thought I’d have a bit of fun and put some authors and book...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 30, 2018
- 3 min
A look to the future + GIVEAWAY #ThePerfectFriend #writerslife #summerreads #amreading #amwriting
With The Perfect Friend still riding high, I’ve started writing what will be my sixth book after a character and scenario entered my head...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 29, 2018
- 4 min
The importance of setting – and why I chose Tynemouth for THE PERFECT FRIEND (+ GIVEAWAY!) #Th
Deciding on the setting of a book is always so important. It helps to create the atmosphere that will inform the entire story; for me,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 28, 2018
- 6 min
My journey to publication + GIVEAWAY #ThePerfectFriend #writerslife
There used to be one way only to become a successful author: first get an agent, then land a publishing deal. That was it. Now, there are...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 13, 2018
- 4 min
WIN! Celebration giveaway for THE PERFECT FRIEND #ThePerfectFriend #suspense #beachreads #SummerRea
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRIES. THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED OVER ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Would you like to win...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Dec 8, 2017
- 1 min
Did YOU win my competition? Find out! #HerLastSecret #FlowersForTheDead #TheDarkestLies
****ARE YOU A WINNER?**** Thank you so much to everyone who entered my competition across social media. The response was INCREDIBLE, and...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 30, 2017
- 5 min
DAY 12 GIVEAWAY: Editing your thoughts #amwriting #writerslife
It’s the final post in the giveaway, so today I’ll let you in on one of the biggest secrets in the writing business. It’s something...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 29, 2017
- 3 min
DAY 11 GIVEAWAY: A glimpse of the future #amwriting #writerslife
After a summer of being dislocated writing-wise, things have been clicking into place nicely in recent weeks. The creation of my new...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 28, 2017
- 5 min
DAY 10 GIVEAWAY Where do ideas come from? #amwriting #writinginspiration
Probably the question I’m most asked is: where on earth do you get your ideas from? The short answer is that I don’t know – my brain...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 27, 2017
- 8 min
DAY 9 GIVEAWAY The best Christmas crime books #BookReview
There are lots of lovely, warm, fuzzy books out there to give people the feel-good Christmas factor…but what if you fancy something a...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 26, 2017
- 5 min
DAY 8 GIVEAWAY Books that have changed my life #amreading #writerslife
When I look back on my life, scattered through it are books that have been there at key turning points. They’ve changed my thinking,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 25, 2017
- 2 min
DAY 7 GIVEAWAY plus #bookreview THE CRIMEWRITER’S CASEBOOK by @gibconsultancy
‘The perfect place to start your research’ Review: THE CRIMEWRITER’S CASEBOOK, Stephen Wade & Stuart Gibbon THEY SAY For anyone...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 24, 2017
- 4 min
Letter to myself 5 years ago
If you could go back in time, say five years, and give yourself advice, what would you say? What edge would the knowledge of foresight...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 23, 2017
- 3 min
DAY 5 GIVEAWAY! Today on BLOOD TYPE is…Barbara Copperthwaite! #writingtips #amwriting #writers
CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every Thursday top-notch authors of psychological thrillers and crime fiction share their...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 22, 2017
- 4 min
DAY 4 GIVEAWAY My favourite characters #amwriting #writerslife
Okay, so obviously when asked who my favourite characters are my official answer is that I love them all, and they’re all my babies. It’s...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 21, 2017
- 3 min
DAY 3 GIVEAWAY plus #Bookreview BROKEN BONES @WriteAngie @Bookouture
Angela Marsons packs a punch, and she knows right where to hit you. THEY SAY They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of...
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