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Maggie Richell-Davies

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Born in Newcastle, Maggie has a first class honours degree from the Open University.

Her debut novel, The Servant, was inspired by a visit to London's Foundling Museum and an interest in the often forgotten lives of vulnerable young women in 18th century England.

She is also a founder member of writing group ninevoices.wordpress.com

Catch up with more information on her website: https://maggiedaviesiswriting.com
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Maggie Richell-Davies My great-great grandfather, who could not read and may have been a groom, married a young lady whose family were probably middle-class and moved with …moreMy great-great grandfather, who could not read and may have been a groom, married a young lady whose family were probably middle-class and moved with her to Northumberland. She taught him to read and he eventually became head horse-keeper at the largest colliery in the county. Quite a potential saga there...

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Maggie Richell-Davies Try not to beat yourself up about it, since I suspect everybody suffers from this, published or not.

Perhaps you need a break. Long walks might help. …more
Try not to beat yourself up about it, since I suspect everybody suffers from this, published or not.

Perhaps you need a break. Long walks might help. Or you could dash off a page of stream-of-consciousness nonsense, put it in a drawer for a week or two, then see if you can find something useful buried in it.

Daunted at the prospect of writing a whole book, I started off with a short story on the subject that interested me. Then went off and did some research before finally tackling the longer work.

If all else fails, read a few good books - to remind you how much our troubled world needs writers.

Good luck!

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Maggie Richell-Davies Maggie Richell-Davies said: " I thought I knew my history, but the Children's Crusade, where thousands of shepherd and country boys walked away from their homes in France and Italy with the idea of liberating the Holy Land, was new to me.

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