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Guy Thomas Hibbert

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Guy Thomas Hibbert a.ka. Guy Hibbert

I'm a publisher and travel journalist by profession. Now I have more time I have returned to my first love, creative writing.

In Paris Postcards I used the short story format to challenge myself, in order to fire up my imagination and try out some writing techniques.

After two years work my debut novel, The Château of Illusions is now published. It is a saga of two families and their ownership of a historic petit chateau in rural France. My main character is a strong, independent woman, a reluctant heroine of the French resistance movement. The novel is about her life and loves and her quest for redemption after some tragic events during the war. It is set in France and London from just before WW2 up to th
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Guy Thomas Hibbert Hi Shirley. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. My novel, set in south west France is at the editing stage, so watch this space!
Guy Thomas Hibbert I discovered the hard way that there is no such things as writers block.

Even on your bad days, your totally uninspired days, the moments you think "w…more
I discovered the hard way that there is no such things as writers block.

Even on your bad days, your totally uninspired days, the moments you think "why am i doing this?", all you need to do is put down one word followed by another, one sentence followed by another. Just anything.

It's no different to looking at a mountain when you are down in the valley. It's easy to become despondent looking at how far you have to go or wondering whether you have the strength or courage. You just have to start by putting one foot in front of the other.

Once you do this then you will find one of two things will happen:

a) your writing is not very good that day, but hey, that's what re-writing is for.
or
b) miraculously, after the clunky stuff, sometimes the creativity kicks in and you are in the flow again

The Italians have a saying: "with food, comes appetite". I like that!(less)
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My novel is out!

My debut novel, The Château of Illusions, is out now on Amazon, paperback and Kindle.

The Château of Illusions

The beautiful white limestone Château of Lusone, designed and built by the Picards, once proud Cognac producers, has fallen into the hands of the aristocratic Duplessis family. The mysteries of the château are the poignant backdrop to an unfolding story of two families, each new generation Read more of this blog post »
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