Angie Halliwell

Howdy partners. As Valentine’s Day dances towards us all dressed up and carrying a bunch of very expensive red roses, I wondered if you knew how it all began. It initially goes back to the Roman times with the festival of Lupercalia (which translates to festival of the wolf). Awoooo – sorry I couldn’t resist that. Anyway, a lottery was held that paired men up with women in celebration of spring, health and fertility. I wonder if there was a Roman version of Cilla Black who got to pick out the...

Well, hello there and welcome to another blog. I’m sorry to tell you that, despite the title and the delicious-looking picture up there, this isn’t going to be about cake. Sorry! Don’t get me wrong, I love cake and could certainly write a whole heap about them, rate them on appearance, texture, taste, and smell while drooling all over my laptop. But I’m talking about the saying, piece of cake , that is said to portray something as being easy. We could also use the easy peasy lemon squeezy...

It's the very first interview of 2026! Yes, today I have the pleasure of introducing you to another member of the Author Support Network , the lovely Zara Thatcher , an excellent formatter, also known as typesetter, of books. We spend so much time getting our manuscript right, taking it through hours and hours of editing but how much time do we spend thinking about how it looks on the page? Enter Zara. Hi there, Zara! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into...