Caroline of Brunswick – inspiration for The Dressmaker’s Secret
The more I discovered about Princess Caroline of Brunswick’s extraordinary and tragic life, the more I knew I had to write about her.
The more I discovered about Princess Caroline of Brunswick’s extraordinary and tragic life, the more I knew I had to write about her.
Historical novelists Deborah Swift, Alison Morton, Carol McGrath and Denise Barnes offer words of advice on what they wish they’d known when they published their first book.
A career as an author is more challenging than you might imagine. It will take you to unexpected places and stretch you to tackle new skills, such as public speaking. This can be scarily exciting and may push you well beyond your normal comfort zone but also fill you with a huge sense of achievement.
Historical novelists Deborah Swift, Alison Morton, Carol McGrath and Denise Barnes have all generously offered their words of advice on ‘Things I wish I’d known when I wrote my first novel.’
When you start your first novel you’ll be in love with the whole idea, not only with your concept for the story but the fact that you are going to be a real AUTHOR! Your books will be in Waterstones, you’ll earn as much a JK Rowling, fans will ask you to sign their copies of your book …