#QandA + #Extract from The Lady in the Veil: The Talbot Saga by Allie Cresswell @alliescribbler #HistoricalFiction

I'm delighted to feature an extract from Allie Cresswell's latest novel, The Lady in the Veil, plus a Q&A. Firstly, here's what the book is about... What secrets hide beneath the veil? When her mother departs for a tour of the continent, Georgina is sent from the rural backwaters to stay with her cousin, George … Continue reading #QandA + #Extract from The Lady in the Veil: The Talbot Saga by Allie Cresswell @alliescribbler #HistoricalFiction

Backstories ~ A #QandA with author Simon Van der Velde #ShortStories @SimonVdVWriter #TuesdayBookBlog

I note that your publisher, Smoke & Mirrors Press describes Backstories as, ‘the stand-out most original book of the year’. Isn’t this just marketing hyperbole? Perhaps a little, but perhaps not. What I do in Backstories, in defiance of creative writing 101, is withhold the protagonists’ identities, and this omission is what makes Backstories so … Continue reading Backstories ~ A #QandA with author Simon Van der Velde #ShortStories @SimonVdVWriter #TuesdayBookBlog