Category: research
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On the trail of Agatha Christie
In the Janie Juke mystery series, my protagonist, Janie, refers to her passion for Agatha Christie novels. In particular, Janie loves the stories featuring Hercule Poirot and has learned many of her investigative skills from him. As she tackles the mysteries occurring in Tamarisk Bay, she draws on many of Poirot’s techniques to follow the…
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Feeling inspired
So much has happened over the last few weeks, all of which has helped to inspire my writing. First off I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Denmark with my two writing buddies! Spending hours talking and thinking about books is my idea of heaven, plus we got to see a beautiful…
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Spending time with friends
I first met Janie Juke in February 2017. I was walking my Scottie dog, Hamish, along a Spanish beach and she came into my head. But back then I didn’t know her name, I didn’t know that she would be a mobile librarian and I hadn’t met any of her family and friends. Since then…
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Drilling for gold
When you write fiction you literally have the world at the end of your pen (or computer keyboard). You can choose to construct characters who are not like anyone you have ever met. They may not even be human. Your plot can be as complex as a journey across the universe, or as simple as…
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Forgotten children
‘Forgotten Children’ explores some of the horrors experienced by the child migrants and hopes to raise greater awareness of their plight.
Isabella Muir 