Author name: Lorraine Mace

For the launch of Looking for a Reason, number four in the D.I. Paolo Storey series, I have a fabulous prize on offer. The competition is free to enter and doesn’t require a purchase of any kind. Would you like a bumper pack of fabulous crime fiction from some of today’s top authors? One lucky […]

For those who are following the tips on writing for children, I’m posting the link to tip three here: http://thewritersabcchecklist.blogspot.com.es/2014/07/writing-for-children-tip-3.html Although the tips on writing for children only appear weekly, there is lots of information for writers of all genres on the blog, so it’s worth visiting to see if there’s anything there to help

The second in the series of tips on writing for children is now up on my blog. I will be adding a new tip each Friday, so if you are interested in the topic, why not bookmark the page? If you know of anyone planning a children’s novel, be sure to tell them about the

I have started a series of posts giving tips on writing for children. If this is something that interests you, please visit my blog to view tip one: The Writer’s ABC Checklist Lorraine Mace – author of Vlad the Inhaler

My novel, Bad Moon Rising, has reached the final of the People’s Book Prize and I will be going to the black tie dinner in London next week when the results will be announced. This is an award for novels voted for entirely by the public. Living here in Spain, it is almost impossible to

Vlad the Inhaler, a novel for children aged 8-12 and adults up to 100, is launched today. VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, AND PEACHES, OH MY! Vampires suck… But Vlad is half-human – and a vegetarian! Vlad’s parents have disappeared, and his evil relatives will stop at nothing to steal his inheritance and eliminate the asthmatic “hupyre” they

I’d like to get in touch with book clubs between Fuengirola and Gibraltar. If one of my crime novels is used as a group read, I would be delighted to visit the club afterwards to discuss the novel and answer any questions members might have – whether on the novel itself, the series as a

There are only four places left on the creative writing course starting the last Monday in February. More details can be found on my previous post: http://costawomen.ning.com/profiles/blogs/creative-writing-course-elements-of-fiction If you’d like to attend, drop me a line and I’ll reserve a place for you.

I will be running a series of workshops during 2014, starting with Elements of Fiction, details of which are set out below. Each course will be limited to ten students to ensure writers receive the necessary level of attention. Click here to view my writing and tutoring credentials.   Dates — February 24th to March

Are you a beginner writer, burning to ask an experienced creative writing tutor a question? Or an avid reader of crime, who’d love to meet a published author in the genre? Want to find out what’s going to be the next big thing in children’s novels? Now’s your chance to do all three in one