Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Lynda Renham, and I have been writing for as long as I can remember. I live in Oxfordshire in a quiet village. I have written nineteen books. Several of those have been romantic comedies and the others psychological thrillers. I’m an avid reader and a compulsive writer.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest crime thriller is titled ‘The Lies She Told’ I don’t really know what inspired it. I had been watching several true-crime series and I think they may have inspired the idea.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to switch how I write my novels, sometimes using pen and paper and then switching to my laptop. I also do a second draft after six chapters. I always have music, and that music has to represent the atmosphere of the novel, and I have to write in the same place.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Iris Murdoch, Norman Collins and Celia Fremlin. Not such well known authors these days.
What are you working on now?
A Romantic Comedy
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Twitter.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up. It may seem like success will never come your way, but one day it may. I guarantee it certainly won’t if you give it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You become a writer by writing. There is no other way. So do it. Do it more. Do it again. Do it better. Fail. Fail better. I think it’s a good idea, especially when you’re younger, you keep your hand in by writing something every day. Margaret Attwood
What are you reading now?
London Belongs To Me by Norman Collins.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I continually hope for more readership and new ideas.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Hours after Darkness by Celia Fremlin. I love this book and would like the time to read it again.
The Heart Listens by Helen Van Slyke. An oldie from my teenage years.
A Gentleman In Moscow I still haven’t read it yet.
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