by Amanda Roberts | Jan 7, 2025 | Inspiration
The year ahead Thank you to everyone who came along to one of the Xmas markets or book fairs and bought a book or two from me at the end of 2024. It was a hectic end to the year, with at least one event every weekend from late October through to the big day itself....
by Amanda Roberts | Apr 4, 2024 | Inspiration
It had been a really quiet start to 2024, and then, with the impending arrival of Spring (apparently), that all changed. It was like the old London bus scenario that I remember well from my student days – waiting at the bus stop for what feels like hours and could...
by Amanda Roberts | Jan 12, 2024 | Inspiration
I’m not normally one for New Year resolutions and the like. Maybe I know myself too well and understand that I won’t keep to them so it all just feels like a waste of time. When it comes to writing goals though, well, that’s something else entirely. Early in January I...
by Amanda Roberts | Nov 1, 2023 | Inspiration
The inspiration for a new novel can come in many different ways. At events I’ve attended recently I’ve listened to authors Celia Rees and Erin Green talk about the inspiration behind some of their novels, and at the recent BPA Away Day with Emma Darwin we practiced...