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One of the things people tend to ask me after they find out I’m an author, is where my ideas come from. The best answer I can usually come up with is ‘Everywhere!’ Every conversation I’ve had (or earwigged). Every memory, or funny story or interesting fact. Snippets...

Friendships have always intrigued me. Why do some friends flit in and out your life while others stick around for the long-term? Why do good friends turn on you and break your heart yet tentative friends can become your rock? Why can you meet up with some friends...

Love Island.   So here I am, a miserable January evening. Publication of my first book for Boldwood, The House by the Sea, is imminent and I need to write a few words to help introduce it to the world. The House by the Sea is about two damaged people, Joe and...

‘Ow bin ya? My name is Lindsey Hutchinson and my tales are about the people of the Black Country during the Victorian/Edwardian eras. I was born and raised in the area and maintain you cannot find a nicer people. Following in my mother’s footsteps (Meg Hutchinson) as...

Of all the things associated with the Principality of Monaco - tax exiles, luxurious yachts, expensive property, the yearly Formula 1 Grand Prix to name but four  -  a jumble sale does not readily spring to mind. But every year at the beginning of December that is...

So here it is – my first book with the brilliant team at Boldwood! When I was asked to write a blog about the inspiration behind My One Month Marriage, I stared at a blank page for a long time. Actually, I do that a lot. It’s an occupational hazard. As is...

It’s not you, it’s him Whether you love or hate your exes (hopefully you don’t still love them though) you probably learned a lot from them. Not because they were especially smart, but because every experience shapes who we are, and chances are you took something from...

View of South Bay and Old Town from Scarborough Castle   Whenever I read reviews for my books, a recurring comment is about the setting. Readers seem to love the fictional North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitsborough Bay. Those who are familiar with the Yorkshire...

If you could turn back time, would you? Would you go back to being young and in school again?    It’s tough being a teenager and social media plays an enormous part now in decisions faced every day. The pressures of looking good, wearing the right thing and...