There are certain albums I play to help me step into a character’s mindset, or to inspire a particular atmosphere in a scene. I prefer to write by hand – there’s something about the simplicity of a pencil and a blank page that appeals to the romantic in me. I generally write Mondays to Fridays so that I have evenings and weekends free to spend with friends and family who have ‘proper jobs’!

I’m hopeless by evening – it’s as if my creativity fades with the day. “I’m a morning person, so I set my alarm early and am usually at my desk by 6.30 am. Canada will always hold a little piece of my heart.”Ĭan you tell us a little about your average writing day? I love travelling and the first big trip I ever did was with my boyfriend (now husband) and we picked up a van in LA, drove up the west coast of America and into Vancouver, then drove, camped and hiked our way across Canada, before driving down the east coast of the US and flying home from NYC. When I finally got a book deal – after six years of trying! – I sold my business and am now enjoying being a full-time writer. Before I became a novelist, I used to be a presenter of business and enterprise events for students. “I’m 31-years-old and live in Bournemouth in the UK, which is a couple of hours from London. Why don’t we start out by you telling us a bit about yourself? To find out a bit more about the route to success as a writer we asked Lucy to discuss a little more about the ‘who, what, where, when, why and how’ of life as an author…. Lucy is a young beach-loving writer and author living on the South Coast of England who is signed to Harper Collins publishers. On Thursday 6th March it was World Book Day, quickly followed by International Women’s Day on Saturday 8th March – so all in all, a great excuse to showcase the brilliant talent of Lucy Clarke, author of The Sea Sisters and new novel A Single Breath. This is the first of what we hope will be many spotlights on up and coming entrepreneurs in the UK and Africa.

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Lucy Clarke | Author

A single breath by lucy clarke