Ever since I was a child dreaming up stories, music has always triggered ideas for me. I tend to have a few songs that get me in the zone for each book, as well as music that's woven into the story. It's fun to listen back over my music and note my fluctuating favourites and … Continue reading Music and Writing
Author: leoniemack
I recorded a bit of a scene from Italy Ever After for Boldwood Bedtime Stories. Just to keep things exciting while we wait for 11 May! Meet the main character Lou as she works through the consequences of her nearly-finalised divorce and relates her awkward exchange with the hot teacher Mr Romano. https://youtu.be/uQ2Uo5Gab7U
I wanted to wait a little while before getting this out in the world, since the cover reveal was only on Monday, but it's so fantastic, I can't wait! I'm slowly learning how social media works anyway and I'll post it many more times over the next year, I'm sure. So you've seen it first … Continue reading Book Trailer – Italy Ever After
Today's the day I get to show you the fan-blinking-tastic cover for Italy Ever After! It captures the sun-drenched shores of Lake Garda well and I'm happy to say there is a ride on a Vespa in the story. Pre-order Italy Ever After here. Request on Netgalley here. Italy Ever After, out 11 May
In a previous post, I introduced the heroine of my second book Italy Ever After. Now, in time for Valentine's Day (and the cover reveal happening on 15 February!!!), meet the hero, Nick Romano. Nick (Mr Romano to you) is a kind, quirky music teacher at a primary school in South London. He's thirty-two (yes, … Continue reading And now, meet Nick
Wise people who are with me on my writing journey have told me on numerous occasions to trust the process. But, as with much of the writing journey, it's something that's hard to do until you've experienced the opposite. I've just finished the first draft of my third book contracted to Boldwood Books, due for … Continue reading Trust your Process
It's my birthday and I wouldn't usually blog about that, but this birthday is special. It's not a round number or a significant milestone, it will be a pandemic birthday, so no celebrations (except I'm going to grab lunch from our local Vietnamese), but I wove this birthday into the main character in my next … Continue reading Meet Lou
I'm becoming more aware that, ever since I started writing exclusively in deep POV (deep point-of-view i.e. everything in the scene is inside the head of one character or another), my narratives are increasingly influenced by unreliable narration. It's fascinating to see how these techniques in writing interact. My Christmas Number One was a learning … Continue reading The Unreliable Narrator
Tomorrow is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Catholic calendar, which means that tonight in Colombia, they celebrate the Día (or Noche) de las Velitas. The customs differ slightly from region to region (and even from family to family), but everyone across the country will light candles, sometimes thousands of them all grouped … Continue reading Día de las Velitas
It's finally December and we're all allowed to rev up for Christmas, and not just us authors who write Christmas books all year! Those of you who've read My Christmas Number One will know it's not quite the Hallmark movie, snow-and-candy-canes Christmas story you might expect and can really be read at any time of … Continue reading Christmas is Coming
