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May 29
2 min

Guest Interview

Helen Forde - former RAF servicewoman When writing A Summer Sanctuary, I needed lots of information about military officers so I could...

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What I do when I'm not writing #2 Drawing!

Margaret Amatt

May 15
2 min

What I do when I'm not writing #2 Drawing!

I've always been a dreamer. Even as a child, I loved thinking up stories, creating worlds and populating them with characters (usually my...

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Margaret Amatt

Apr 25
2 min

Character Interview #3

The heroine in A Spring Retreat is Beth McGregor. Beth inherited the family farm when her father died and has worked every day since to...

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Margaret Amatt

Mar 28
3 min

My Writing Toolkit!

Do you want to write a novel? (I imagined myself singing that like Anna in Frozen with her snowman!) If you step onto that path the...

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Margaret Amatt

Mar 14
3 min

Character Interview #2

The hero in A Winter Haven is Carl Hansen. He used to work in the IT industry but stress and complications at work drove him back to his...

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Margaret Amatt

Feb 20
4 min

10 Places to Visit on the Isle of Mull

The Isle of Mull is the beautiful Hebridean Island that inspired the setting for my contemporary romantic fiction series, Scottish Island...

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Margaret Amatt

Jan 28
3 min

Character Interview #1

The heroine in A Winter Haven is Robyn Sherratt. She’s a determined businesswoman who’s had an unhappy upbringing. When a life-changing...

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