Barbara Bayes

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Toronto, Canada
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February 2014


Author also writes under B.L Bayes

At the age of six, I proudly wrote and illustrated my first book 'The Hidden Hand', a thrilling mystery that involved an intrepid heroine who found her own missing hand in the upper branches of a tree. Those were innocent times—I’m sure that today I’d be whisked away to a child psychologist for analysis. After all, it was a rather strange and ghoulish topic for a six-year-old.

My love of mysteries only deepened over time and by the age of fifteen I had read every Agatha Christie published to date. Decades of writing followed, with a number of short stories published in literary magazines alongside a semi-successful art career and an ongoing deep-dive into Jane Austen.

Locust Hill is my third self-published
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Barbara Bayes If you had asked me this question six months ago, I would have honestly been able to answer that I had, in forty years of writing, never experienced w…moreIf you had asked me this question six months ago, I would have honestly been able to answer that I had, in forty years of writing, never experienced writer's block. But, after completion of my most recent thriller, Locust Hill, the dreaded block suddenly reared its ugly head. I sat down to write and there it was...absolutely nothing, nada, zip.

I know most authors say that the best way out is through, and that to conquer writer's block one must just sit down and just plug away, writing absolutely anything, trusting that the words and ideas will eventually flow. Unfortunately, as I've recently learned, that just doesn't cut it for me. I need that one kernel, that one inspired idea on which to build.

So for six months I waited. And waited some more. During that period, I kept my eyes and ears open, tried to experience as much of the world as I could, and most importantly kept the faith, telling myself that it was just a temporary condition. I'm happy to say that it the inspiration finally came, while I was brushing my teeth of all things, and I've now begun my next domestic suspense novel.(less)
Barbara Bayes This one's easy. Being a writer allows you the comfort of knowing that even the worst catastrophe will have an ultimate purpose and use i.e. fodder fo…moreThis one's easy. Being a writer allows you the comfort of knowing that even the worst catastrophe will have an ultimate purpose and use i.e. fodder for your next book.(less)
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THE SERIAL THIEF

Well, my latest psychological thriller/murder mystery is up and running – please do give it a read! The Serial Thief: A Gripping Psychological Suspense

Like my other novels it’s a twisty ride full of surprises and also a deep character study that’s anything but formulaic. You may have noticed that I like my villains to be multi-dimensional...it’s not enough to show bad behaviour, I want the reader Read more of this blog post »
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