insideKENT Magazine Issue 22 - January 2014 | Page 27

Jane Wenham-Jones

Where in Kent do you live?
Broadstairs.
Published Titles:
Raising the Roof (2001)
Perfect Alibis (2003)
One Glass is Never Enough (2005)
Wannabe a Writer? (2007)
Wannabe a Writer We've Heard Of? (2010)
Prime Time (2012)
100 Ways to Fight the Flab - and still have wine
and chocolate (2014)
Publisher(s):
Raising the Roof and Perfect Alibis were published
by Transworld, and the rest were by Accent
Press.

Genre:
Contemporary women's fiction, romantic comedy
and humorous non-fiction.
When did you write your first book?
I finished my first book, Raising the Roof, in 1998
but it didn't come out until 2001.
Tell us a little about that process.
Writing a book is hard work and I never seem to
feel any less daunted when I sit down at that
blank screen to begin a new one. It's a wonderful
high when it's all finished though, and a massive
thrill when one is holding the final book in one's
hands.

Who or what inspires you when it comes to
writing?
Real life inspires me. I have written about pretty
much everything that's ever happened to me!
What's next for you?
My new book, 100 Ways to Fight the Flab, is out
this month and I am in talks about making a TV
series. The pilot is available to watch on
www.wannabeawritertvshow.com.
What's the dream?
To feature in The Sunday Times Bestseller lists,
make the TV show, have a column in a national
newspaper...any of those would do.
What would be your number one tip for a
budding author?
Marry someone rich!

Jasper Cooper
Where in Kent do you live?
Canterbury.
Published Titles:
The Kingdom of Gems trilogy:
Candara's Gift (2006)
The Silver Well (2010)
The Glass Prison (2010)
Gordo (2013)
Publisher(s):
SilverWell Publishing.
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