I always intended to self-publish my books. I know there’s a pretty common belief that most indie authors secretly want to be traditionally published, and only do it themselves if there’s ...
A while back, one of Terry’s clients kindly sent him a bottle of very nice champagne as a thank you for a project he’d just completed for them. Now, champagne is ...
I first read Confessions of a Shopaholic — or The Secret Dream World of a Shopaholic, as it was then known — in my early twenties, not long after finishing ...
One of the best things about writing books set in Scotland is that everywhere you go instantly becomes inspiration for a book setting. OK, maybe not quite everywhere; I've learned the ...
Next year, this website will have been online for 20 years, which means I’ve been documenting my life on the internet for two full decades now (longer, if you count the ...
I’d never really wanted to be a journalist. Actually, that’s not quite true: it would be more accurate to say that I’d never really considered a career in journalism as something ...
Hi, I’m Amber. People who don’t know me generally describe me as a romance author, lifestyle blogger, or “really annoying, actually,” depending on how much they like me. People who do know me, on the ...
Well, I don't know about you, but I've just had the most surreal Easter holiday of my life. OF MY LIFE, people. Let's see... On the first Monday of the school holidays, ...
Hey! Did you know that, if you’re a paid subscriber to my newsletter, you have access to my subscriber chat where, as well as being subjected to the kind of daily ...
One thing I’ve learned about me, though, is that if you give me a totally made-up goal or deadline I will literally break a leg trying to meet it —…
“This is my Auntie Amber,” my 21-year-old nephew told his new girlfriend when he introduced us a few months ago. “If you want to know anything about my life, she’s ...
Every so often, I like to document a day of my life in photos, so that one day I can look back on it and remember exactly what my life ...
Well, I did it. It's taken many long, tortuous weeks, but I finally finished reading Max that giant book of Grimms' fairytales he was given as a baby, but which I ...
Okay, I should probably start this post by letting you know that I’m having to use dictation software to write it (Speak it? Can I really say I’m writing if…
I want to begin this post by saying that nothing you're about to read in it is even remotely rational. It just isn't. None of these words should be banned, ...
I recently spent over a year of my life ghostwriting Scottish historical romance novels, and if you're wondering how on earth I managed to land a gig like that, well, ...
