fiction writing – Ali Bacon, Author

April 19, 2014

Man writes woman: The Ginger Tree

Writing a character is always a leap of the imagination, so is it any more of one to take on a member of the opposite sex? Maybe not, and I certainly haven’t had a problem with creating and speaking for the odd romantic hero, but many years ago when I first read The Ginger Tree by … Continue reading Man writes woman: The Ginger Tree

November 1, 2013

Getting it wrong: or may we be forgiven

A friend recently recommended a series of books about a coroner set in Bristol Having just finished May We Be Forgiven – an absorbing but in some ways challenging read (check out the disparate reviews!) – it seemed a good moment for a straightforward crime thriller and so I popped down to the library and … Continue reading Getting it wrong: or may we be forgiven