My top 5 Must-read Novels with Powerful Female Leads

5 Ways Research Can Benefit and Author Writing Their Next Novel

7 steps to a quick and easy way to have a happier morning.

On my first ever trip to The Hay Festival this year I was lucky enough to get tickets for a talk with author Vanessa Walters, who is...

10 Things You Should Know Before Becoming an Independent Author

How to cope with productivity as a busy author

Just me, grinning with a mixture of pride, happiness and relief that I made it in one piece to publication day. Ten years since edition 1...

A sneak peek at the blurb of Holding Paradise novel by Fran Clark

For the last few weeks I have been going around in circles trying to make decisions about how I should spend my very meagre advertising...

This is an excerpt of Lovers by Fran Clark. Out on Amazon on 5th October 2023

This is an excerpt of Lovers by Fran Clark

This is a quick read post to remind us to show gratitude.

In the middle of a really busy year for me, I decided to self-publish my book, Lovers. I wrote this during lockdown and did my research...

This is a blog post about fiction written about the Windrush Generation

The importance of writing book reviews and how that impacts authors

Writing journey of Women's Fiction writer, Fran Clark as she decides to re-issue her debut novel, Holding Paradise.

Tips for writers who are not feeling well and have to write from bed.

An author's story about what influenced the story behind the novel.