Lissa Morgan

I had a lovely surprise this week to see my first two books for Harlequin Historical - Mills & Boon Historical on display in Machynlleth Library.  Because these two books are only out in e-book in the UK, I gave author copies to my local libraries in Aberystwyth, Machynlleth and Dolgellau, as well as to the National Library of Wales.   My next book, The Warrior's Reluctant Wife, will be out in all formats in the UK in August but I wanted these two also to be available to local people who don't have a kindle or an e-reader, or just simply prefer to read actual physical copies, as do I.   Both books are set in this part of Wales, particularly the second, and I'm so proud to be able to write about real Welsh history and use the beautiful mid-Wales landscape as a location for the emotional journey of my characters! A big thank you to Kate and her fellow staff at Machynlleth Library for championing my books in such a lovely way 💓 

Relaxing and productive could sound like a contradiction in terms but this Saturday they worked in perfect harmony for me. Having sent in my revisions for book three for HM&B - The Warrior's Reluctant Wife - a week ago, I took a few days out before starting my next book, which is linked via characters to the previous book.  This morning, however, was the day I had set myself to begin book four! It is always difficult sitting down after a break and firing up the computer to start a new book, even when you know already who the characters are and, basically, how their story plays out.  So I had to ply myself with lots of coffee, gently coax myself up to the moment of actually sitting down at my breakfast bar - where I always write - and get out my 'magic timer.'  This is such a valuable aid to writing when there actually aren't any words on the page yet. The knowledge that once you press 'start' and the seconds are ticking away is a fail-safe way to get your fi...