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Mothers and Daughters - Why Good Mothers Don't Make for Great Stories

Mothers and Daughters - Why Good Mothers Don't Make for Great Stories

Mothers and Daughters - Why Good Mothers Don't Make for Great Stories

Novelist Clare Flynn discusses how good, supportive mothers actually undermine dramatic tension in storytelling—protagonists need challenges and setbacks, not loving parents ready to solve their problems.

Clare Flynn

Jul 215 min read

A False Start

A False Start

A False Start

Evening at the beach When I was in Sri Lanka recently, I started writing what would have been my seventeenth novel. At that stage, I...

Clare Flynn

Apr 27, 20242 min read

It's not all about the word count: inside a writing retreat

It's not all about the word count: inside a writing retreat

It's not all about the word count: inside a writing retreat

I’ve been doing writing retreats for ten years. Not the sort with tutors but ones where you can hunker down and do some serious writing...

Clare Flynn

Mar 31, 20233 min read

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I don’t know of any other author who can write passages of such unflinching realism in a story that turns on romance, love and dramatic revelations.

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She has a knack of creating a world that shows the foibles of human nature

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Clare Flynn continues to delight with her historical novels featuring strong female characters

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