Author: leoniemack
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Hooks and Tropes, a few years on
A big warm welcome to anyone visiting my blog for the first time! This is a little space where I write stuff I’m reflecting on about my characters and settings, the writing process and occasionally the publishing industry. If you’ve found me here, it’s nice to have you! I still feel like a bit of…
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Introducing Twenty-One Nights in Paris
I am interrupting my Italian programming to bring you this Aladdin-inspired winter fairytale with all the sights, plenty of misadventures and a love story with a touch of fate, set in the incomparable city of light, Paris! This book has been a learning experience for me and I’m so proud of how it turned out.…
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Italy Ever After flying
There are a lot of ups and downs at the beginning of a writing career (and I daresay later in a writing career, but I’m not there, yet) and it’s important to focus on the ups (while accepting that you have to take a few hits sometimes). The past month has been full of pinch-me…
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Nearly Ready for Book 5
There has been a lot going on in both my writing world and my real world, so there’s so much I haven’t blogged about! But yesterday I saw a cover-shaped thing for book five and I am absolutely bursting! I’m terrible at keeping secrets, so I’ve done up a teaser (and because the colour is…
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Getting in the Zone
I’ve got so many plans, so many books and so little time (plus each book takes lots of time to get right!) so I’m working full tilt at the moment to get my edits for book 5 finished and the first draft of book 6. For each book, I have certain songs that get me…
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Festa della Sensa
We’ll Always Have Venice has been out nearly a month and has my highest rating so far for reviews on both Amazon and Goodreads, which I’m thrilled about. Now we’re coming into summer, the events I wrote about in the book are happening in Venice in real life! The first is the Festa della Sensa,…
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7 Things about We’ll Always Have Venice Day 7
A fascinating place with a long history and a unique sense of humour! Venice is itself the ultimate secondary character for a romcom and I loved spending two books here! Se vedemo, Venessia! Te vojo ben!
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Publication Day!
I’m still struggling to believe this is my fourth publication day in 20 months!! I ADORE writing my love stories in amazing locations, but sometimes I do find the surrounding ‘business’ side tiring. I try to talk about my work and my characters and the stuff I love on social media and on here, but…
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7 Things Day 6
I had a lot fun crafting Norah and Gianluca’s love story starting resolutely with friendship, because they both have reasons not to go any further, but with chemistry that neither one could ignore. Thus we have the warm fuzzies of a close friendship, with added pining!
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7 Things Day Five
They eat fritto misto and seafood risotto. ‘Nuff said really. Mmmmmmmmm. But really, the seafood risotto is part of one of my favourite scenes. We’ll Always Have Venice is a summer book, but it does feature a fierce late spring storm in one part and the risotto is the perfect pick-me-up after Norah and Gianluca…
Leonie Mack 