A Rather Unusual Romance by Stevie Turner

Do you work on more than one story at a time? My latest book ‘A Marriage of Convenience’ was completed in about 3 monthsħ. How long is a piece of string? I have no deadlines to meet, and only write when I feel like it. How long does it take you to write a book? Sometimes he comes down for a cup of tea and we even talk to each other.Ħ. Sam works from home upstairs in his office, and I sit downstairs and write. When the words don’t come I stop and do something else. I think 2014/2015 were my most prolific writing years.įrom life events, from items of news on TV or radio, and from tales I’ve been told over the years. I had always dabbled with writing poems and stories since childhood, but it wasn’t until I was in my fifties that I realised I had been privy to a wealth of life experiences over the years. I began to work part-time then, the children had grown up and flown the nest, and I had more time on my hands. How long have you been seriously writing? I couldn’t write a fantasy novel even if you paid me to do so!Ģ. These are the genres I like to read, and the type of books I am interested in. I write realistic women’s fiction with a psychological twist, also suspense and darkly humorous books. What made you decide on the type of books you write? Her screenplay ‘For the Sake of a Child’ won a silver award in the Spring 2017 Depth of Field International Film Festival, and gained interest from an independent film production company based in New York.ġ. She has also written an article ‘Look on the Bright Side of Life’ which was included in the 2016 book ‘They Say I’m Doing Well’ which are articles about mental illness, proceeds of which go to the charity MIND. One of her short stories, ‘Lifting the Black Dog’, was recently published in ‘1000 Words or Less Flash Fiction Collection’ (2016). Stevie still lives in the same picturesque Suffolk village that she and husband Sam moved to in 1991 with their two boys. You can find details of all her books on her website Stevie has now written 10 novels, 6 novellas, 1 memoir, and 18 short stories, winning a New Apple Book Award in 2014 and a Readers’ Favorite Gold Award in 2015 for her third novel ‘ A House Without Windows’. By this time her two sons had left home and she had more time to herself. However, she did not take up writing seriously until 2013. After winning an inter-schools’ writing contest, Stevie began to keep a diary and often added little stories and poems to it as the years went by. Stevie Turner grew up in the East End of London and was fortunate enough to attend an excellent primary school which encouraged creative writing.

Stevie and Jimi Hendrix at Dimbola Lodge, Isle of Wight

A Rather Unusual Romance by Stevie Turner