Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell
Published by Penguin Random House
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Genre: Romance/Saga
478 pages
This week sees the release of the eagerly awaited 6th book in the Shipyard Girls Saga by Nancy Revell. The blog tour has called at several blog pages so far and you can read what bloggers think of this latest instalment by popping into the pages listed here:
Book Description:
Polly’s sweetheart Tommy has been declared missing while serving overseas, and although there is no certainty that he is dead, there is no guarantee that he will return home. Now Polly needs her friends more than ever, and the other women welders are ready to rally around her while she waits for news. The only one not showing support is shipyard manager, Helen. But looks can be deceiving, and beneath her cold exterior, Helen is wrestling with demons of her own, including one life-changing decision that could lead to potential ruin.
As the war continues, the shipyard girls must support one another as they bravely soldier on.
About the Author:
Nancy Revell is the pen name of writer and journalist
Amanda Revell Walton, who has worked for the national press for the past 25 years, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in-depth features. She has also worked for just about every woman’s magazine, writing amazing and inspirational true
life stories.
Nancy has very kindly given us a taste of what life is like as a best-selling author - and it may not be quite what you're expecting. I must admit it sounds pretty good to me though - especially living just a stone's throw from the beach after a morning in the office!
A Day In My
Writing Life by Nancy Revell
"A day in my writing life is actually quite
boring! Well, it is for everyone else as I shut myself away in my office,
immerse myself in the world of The Shipyard Girls – and write.
When I’m in the thick of a book I aim to get
around 2,000 words down a day, but that time will also be spent proofreading
what I wrote the previous day, as well as drafting out what’s going to happen
next.
I can sometimes spend too much time researching
and have to force myself to be disciplined. I’m always reminding myself that
the subject I’m looking into will only form a very small part of the actual
book, so as not to get too drawn into a particular subject, no matter how
interesting it might be.
I try and start writing as early as I can. Like
most people, I’m so much fresher and on the ball in the morning. At around one
to two o’clock I usually hit what I call ‘brain drain’.
Then I’ll tend to take the dog out for a walk
which wakes me up and gives me some much-needed fresh air. As I live just a few
minutes’ walk away from the beach and the North Sea, it is definitely fresh air
that I get!
I’ll then go back to my office and do another
couple of hours, although this time is generally spent drafting out the next
scene and looking further along the storyline. I do have a rough idea of plot
when I start a book, but it’s not terribly detailed. I tend to go with the
flow. This can, however, be a little nerve-wracking as I’m never entirely sure
what’s going to happen next. I suppose, like life, really!
If I’m feeling energetic, I’ll go for a swim.
I’ll try and go even if I don’t feel like it, because I know it often pays
dividends – not, I hate to admit it, for health and fitness reasons, but
because I often get the best story ideas when I’m swimming!
When I get back home, it’s usually time for
dinner with hubby, a catch up on the news (as a former journalist I still need
my daily fix of current affairs) and then I like to escape into a good film or
box set. If anyone thinks the life of a novelist is glamourous, please, take it
from me, it isn’t! I’m normally heading for bed at ten."
My thanks to Nancy for taking the time to share this with us, and to Rachel Kennedy at Penguin RandomHouse for the invitation to take part in the tour.
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