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When Success Looks Different Than You Expected
A heartfelt reflection on measuring success as an indie author. Fran Clark shares the highs and lows of post-launch life, why sales aren’t the only marker of success, and how writing the next book is sometimes the best next step.

Fran Clark
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Behind the Scenes: When Authors Collab and Commiserate
A quick behind the scenes about the importance of indie author collaborations.

Fran Clark
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Book Review: The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph
This is a book review of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

Fran Clark
Apr 11, 20253 min read


Book Review: A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams
A book review of A Trace Of The Sun by Pam Williams

Fran Clark
Mar 14, 20253 min read


Book Review: A Nurse’s Tale by Ola Awonubi
Book Review: A Nurse’s Tale by Ola Awonubi

Fran Clark
Feb 28, 20252 min read


Thursday Thoughts: Book Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Book Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Fran Clark
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Thursday Thoughts: Book Review of The Butterfly Garden by Rachel Burton
Book Review of The Butterfly Garden by Rachel Burton

Fran Clark
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Thursday Thoughts: Book Review of Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Book Review of Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

Fran Clark
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Thursday Thoughts: Review of Jodi Picoult's *By Any Other Name*
This is a book review of By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Fran Clark
Sep 5, 20244 min read


Thursday Thoughts: How to Support Authors in a Competitive Publishing World
Thursday Thoughts, how readers can support independent authors

Fran Clark
Aug 22, 20245 min read


Thursday Thoughts: From Idea to Book - The Journey of Writing Holding Paradise
This is the journey of how I turned an idea into a book.

Fran Clark
Aug 15, 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


Book Review: The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters
On my first ever trip to The Hay Festival this year I was lucky enough to get tickets for a talk with author Vanessa Walters, who is...

Fran Clark
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Exploring the Themes of Identity and Acceptance in 'Mad Honey' by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan
This is a quick update of what I'm currently reading ie Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

Fran Clark
Apr 6, 20243 min read


Book Review: The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson
This is a book review of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson

Fran Clark
Mar 30, 20243 min read


Book Review - When The Rain Ends by Mary Ellen Taylor
This is a book I borrowed from Prime Reading, which is free if you're a member. Being a lover of free things I stopped to look at this...

Fran Clark
Feb 21, 20243 min read


Book Review - My Mother's Gift by Steffanie Edward
After reading Steffanie Edward's debut, This Other Island I very quickly put My Mother's Gift on the reading list. Of course the second...

Fran Clark
Feb 18, 20243 min read


This Other Island by Steffanie Edward - Book Review
Book Review by Fran Clark Published in 2021, I somehow missed this one coming out but luckily came across it a little before Christmas....

Fran Clark
Jan 3, 20243 min read


Your Next Best Historical Fiction Novel
This is a book review for The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

Fran Clark
Nov 13, 20232 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
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