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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I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.