Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – An Earlier Time

With my sale book this month being an historical I had originally planned to write about all the research that goes into such things…. Then I got sick with a nasty chest infection, and changed my mind. Becoming ill or Read more

Unexpected Sequels

As a reader, I often hit the end of a book and don’t want to let go of a favorite character. As an author, sometimes I think I’m done with a story, but some character’s voice is loud and insistent Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Dual Timelines

I’ve always been fascinated by dual timeline books. Usually, these stories take place in two different time periods, one of which influences the other. Often present-day characters find letters from the past in an attic, and in finding out about Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Time Travel

My sale book this month, Slow Dreaming was the first book I indie published nearly five years ago, and is a time travel romance set in Wellington. I’ve always been fascinated by time travel stories, but more about travelling to Read more

Collaborative writing

 I’ve always been a loner, and that includes my writing. Not only did it take 35 years for me to show anyone my work, but I like to have a draft fairly polished before I share a story even with Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Ten years of The Sleepless City

I can’t believe it’s been ten years since Elizabeth Noble and I created our Sleepless City world. The original series of four books were published in 2014, and the 2nd editions came out in 2020. We had a lot of Read more