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Helen Cannam

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I have been a writer all my life, at least since I could put pencil to paper. Writing - story-telling - has always been as natural to me as breathing, an essential part of who I am.

Sometimes using the pen names 'Caroline Martin' and ‘Mary Corrigan’, but mostly my own name, I’ve been a published writer since 1980 and a self-published writer since 2012.

For some years I wrote a column for the Northern Echo. I have also given talks to local groups on my writing (and once, at the Bowes Museum, on my early Laura Ashley dress!).

My occasional blog and details of all my books can be found on my website at www.helencannam.com. I also venture onto Twitter from time to time @HelenCannam.

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Helen Cannam It's only really happened to me once, when I was part-way into a novel. It was set not far from where we lived, so I hopped in the car and went to do …moreIt's only really happened to me once, when I was part-way into a novel. It was set not far from where we lived, so I hopped in the car and went to do a bit of location research. Before long I was able to feel my way back into the book.
If it happened now, I think I'd simply sit down and write something, no matter what, just to give myself some words to work on.(less)
Helen Cannam In a way there's no 'best thing'. Writing to me is like breathing, something I've done all my life, which is an essential part of me. I feel most aliv…moreIn a way there's no 'best thing'. Writing to me is like breathing, something I've done all my life, which is an essential part of me. I feel most alive when absorbed in writing a book. (less)
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Family Business (Diana, #1)

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Queen of the Road (Diana, #2)

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The Last Ballad

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The Reunion

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A Thread of Gold

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Disordered Land

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Reverend Rosie Maclaren Tri...

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Candle in the Dark

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A High and Lonely Road

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First Parish

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Memories are getting shorter, I guess. Halloween has taken over our British celebration of Bonfire Night, the one I remember from childhood, when after dark on November 5 we lit bonfires in our back gardens (I can still smell and taste the charred mouth-searing baked potatoes!). We had our own clutch of fireworks: rockets stuck in milk bottles, catherine wheels pinned to the garden fence, sparkler Read more of this blog post »
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