Amy Bird’s Writing Room

Amy Bird is the author of Yours is Mine, published by Carina UK. She chats to us about her writing space… 

I’m lucky enough to have a separate study for my writing, so I do most of my work there. The desk overlooks the garden. I love that; it means that in front of me, I have a free open space whilst behind me, the books on the shelves provide a comforting support. Everything is very green, very tranquil – the trees, the leather of the desk, the curtains. If I feel myself getting stale, I’ll retire to the leather sofa at the back of the room or pace about a bit.

Amy Bird

Amy’s Writing Space

I don’t always write in my study, though – sometimes I have to bribe myself with an afternoon working on the living room sofa with my laptop. Or when I commute (I work four days a week as a lawyer) I write on my iPad on the London Underground. Plus the trusty iPad recently came on a boating holiday with me – I curled up in the cockpit, clocking up my word count against the beautiful backdrop of the Norfolk Broads.

I suppose it’s odd to write thrillers in such benign settings. But the lighter the space, the freer my mind, and the darker my books can become.

‘Yours is Mine’ is available now from Carina UK, the new digital imprint of Harlequin, at http://www.carinauk.com/yours-is-mine and via Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yours-is-Mine-ebook/dp/B00DP220YY,  Kobo http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Yours-is-Mine/book-u1u9U5e7aUm9JztScFyNOA/page1.html and iBooks/iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/yours-is-mine/id667517004?mt=11. You can follow Amy’s progress at www.amybirdwrites.com, on twitter at https://twitter.com/London_Writer and on facebook at www.facebook.com/amybirdwrites

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.