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Turning Real Life into Fiction: Researching Historical Fiction Set in World War II London
How I combine historical fact with my historical fiction

Fran Clark
Aug 8, 20244 min read


My Top Five Must-Read Novels with Powerful Female Leads
My top 5 Must-read Novels with Powerful Female Leads

Fran Clark
Jul 31, 20244 min read


5 Ways Research Can Benefit an Author Writing Their Next Novel
5 Ways Research Can Benefit and Author Writing Their Next Novel

Fran Clark
Jul 25, 20243 min read


Love, History and The Way Home
This is the picture that captured the spirit of my latest novel, The Long Way Home. Set on the West Indian island of Dominica, The Long...

Fran Clark
May 19, 20241 min read


10 Things You Should Know Before Becoming an Independent Author
10 Things You Should Know Before Becoming an Independent Author

Fran Clark
Apr 22, 20243 min read


How to Master Productivity as a Busy Author: A Day in the Life
How to cope with productivity as a busy author

Fran Clark
Mar 31, 20244 min read


New Book Release Holding Paradise - Publication Day!
Just me, grinning with a mixture of pride, happiness and relief that I made it in one piece to publication day. Ten years since edition 1...

Fran Clark
Feb 27, 20242 min read


Holding Paradise - 1st Chapter Reveal
Chapter 1 of new book release Holding Paradise by Fran Clark

Fran Clark
Feb 24, 20242 min read


Blurb Reveal - Holding Paradise by Fran Clark
A sneak peek at the blurb of Holding Paradise novel by Fran Clark

Fran Clark
Feb 23, 20242 min read


The 2 Main Reasons Marketing is Hard For Authors
For the last few weeks I have been going around in circles trying to make decisions about how I should spend my very meagre advertising...

Fran Clark
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Book trailer video for Lovers: A Joyful & Emotional Read With Heart & Hope by Fran Clark
This is a book trailer for the novel, Lovers by Fran Clark as found on YouTube

Fran Clark
Sep 25, 20231 min read


Book Review of Lovers by Fran Clark!
This is a link to the the first review of my new book Lovers by Fran clark

Fran Clark
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Read an Excerpt of Lovers - Introducing Elliot
This is an excerpt of Lovers by Fran Clark. Out on Amazon on 5th October 2023

Fran Clark
Sep 11, 20234 min read


Read Another Excerpt of LOVERS the new ebook by Fran Clark
This is an excerpt of Lovers by Fran Clark

Fran Clark
Aug 23, 20234 min read


Where In London Would You Not Be Caught Dead?
This is a look at the seamy side of 1950s Notting Hill Gate compared to the gentrified area of 2023.

Fran Clark
Aug 14, 20233 min read


New Book Coming Soon - Lovers
In the middle of a really busy year for me, I decided to self-publish my book, Lovers. I wrote this during lockdown and did my research...

Fran Clark
Jul 19, 20237 min read


My Top 3 Windrush Generation Fiction Books
This is a blog post about fiction written about the Windrush Generation

Fran Clark
May 9, 20234 min read


4 Good Reasons To Leave Book Reviews
The importance of writing book reviews and how that impacts authors

Fran Clark
Apr 21, 20233 min read


Holding Paradise – The Big Re-Issue
Writing journey of Women's Fiction writer, Fran Clark as she decides to re-issue her debut novel, Holding Paradise.

Fran Clark
Apr 5, 20234 min read


5 Productivity Tips For Unwell Writers
Tips for writers who are not feeling well and have to write from bed.

Fran Clark
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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