Sadly, The Daily Telegraph's short story club is no more, but it did lead to a creative project: seven of us got together online and wrote an anonymous, collaborative novel which was published by Harper Impulse in April 2015.
Having a contract with a publishing company gave me the impetus to try writing romantic fiction and I finished my second novel during the summer of 2014. I am waiting to hear if it will be published before I give anything away but meanwhile I am well into my next book which is set in a small village in Lazio, Italy and was inspired by DH Lawrence and his writings about Vetralla and Cerveteri. It has the working title La Fenice- The Phoenix.
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Being a member of the Harper Impulse community has been wonderfully inspiring and offers great moral support and inspiration. The hard work of the writers and the eclectic mix of genres is amazing and I have had great fun reading and reviewing many of their titles.
Reviewing is a very useful and rewarding pastime and has helped me to develop my own creative skills. I have also discovered the joys of Book Bloggers and the hugely enjoyable websites of other authors who are willing to discuss their own creative journeys.
