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Book Review: A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams
A book review of A Trace Of The Sun by Pam Williams

Fran Clark
Mar 143 min read
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Plotting a Complex Novel as a Pantser: How I Found Clarity in My Writing Process
This is writing advice for authors struggling to plot their novel.

Fran Clark
Mar 72 min read
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Book Review: A Nurse’s Tale by Ola Awonubi
Book Review: A Nurse’s Tale by Ola Awonubi

Fran Clark
Feb 282 min read
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Trailblazers, Jazz, and 1940s Style: The Inspiration Behind In 5 Days' Time
Trailblazers, Jazz, and 1940s Style: The Inspiration Behind In 5 Days' Time

Fran Clark
Feb 223 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: Breathing Life Into Fiction With Real-Life Characters
Breathing life into fiction with real-life characters

Fran Clark
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: Why I Decided to Outsource My Book Marketing
Reasons to outsource your marketing efforts as an indie author.
Fran Clark
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: Una Marson and the Creative Power of a Trailblazer
Thursday Thoughts: Una Marson, poet, playwrite, activist, journalist and broadcaster
Fran Clark
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Monday Motivation: Toni Morrison's Path to the Nobel Prize
Monday Motivation post about the achievements of Toni Morrison
Fran Clark
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: Book Review of Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Book Review of Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Fran Clark
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: Writing to Market vs. Writing from the Heart
Writing to Market vs. Writing from the heart
Fran Clark
Aug 29, 20245 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: How to Support Authors in a Competitive Publishing World
Thursday Thoughts, how readers can support independent authors
Fran Clark
Aug 22, 20245 min read
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Thursday Thoughts: From Idea to Book - The Journey of Writing Holding Paradise
This is the journey of how I turned an idea into a book.
Fran Clark
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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Turning Real Life into Fiction: Researching Historical Fiction Set in World War II London
How I combine historical fact with my historical fiction
Fran Clark
Aug 8, 20244 min read
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My Top Five Must-Read Novels with Powerful Female Leads
My top 5 Must-read Novels with Powerful Female Leads
Fran Clark
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Book Review: The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters
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...
Fran Clark
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Love, History and The Way Home
This is the picture that captured the spirit of my latest novel, The Long Way Home. Set on the West Indian island of Dominica, The Long...
Fran Clark
May 19, 20241 min read
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New Book Release Holding Paradise - Publication Day!
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...
Fran Clark
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Holding Paradise - 1st Chapter Reveal
Chapter 1 of new book release Holding Paradise by Fran Clark
Fran Clark
Feb 24, 20242 min read
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Blurb Reveal - Holding Paradise by Fran Clark
A sneak peek at the blurb of Holding Paradise novel by Fran Clark
Fran Clark
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Book Review - My Mother's Gift by Steffanie Edward
After reading Steffanie Edward's debut, This Other Island I very quickly put My Mother's Gift on the reading list. Of course the second...
Fran Clark
Feb 18, 20243 min read
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