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Imogen Clark

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My name is Imogen Clark and I write bestselling books about ordinary English families with extraordinary stories to tell.

My novels have topped Amazon storewide charts eight times and Where the Story Starts has also been shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2020.

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I live in Yorkshire, England with my husband and children. My first burning ambition was to be a solicitor and so I read Law at Manchester University and then worked for many years at a commercial law firm. After leaving my legal career behind to care for my children, I turned to my second love – books. I returned to university, studying part-time whilst the children were at school and was awarded a BA in English Literature with First Class Honours.

I love sunshine and travel and long to live by the sea some day.

Still curious? Here are a few questions that readers asked me at a recent event.

Have you always written?

No. I wrote stories as a girl but when I trained to be a lawyer all creativity was sucked out of me. Then one night I dreamed that I had written a book and so decided to have a go. That was in 2010 and I haven’t stopped writing books since.

What books did you read when you were growing up?

Whatever I could get my hands on! My favourites when I was little were AA Milne and Enid Blyton. I also devoured the Swallows and Amazons series. As a teenager, I fluctuated between the classics and things that I thought would be cool to have in my bag!

Which genres do you read now?

In the main, I read the kind of books that I write but I also have a secret Crime habit and love a good psychological thriller. I also enjoy a bit of literary fiction if the subject matter interests me.

Who are your favourite authors?

I love Kate Atkinson and Maggie O’Farrell and read everything that they write. I also enjoy Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes for their deep insight into what makes women tick and their dry senses of humour. William Boyd is another favourite as well as Lisa Jewell.

Where do you get your inspiration for your stories?

I usually start with a question – for Postcardsthis was what kind of woman would leave her children? From there I come up with my characters and then drop them in the middle of a crisis and see what they do.

Tell us about your writing process.

I’m not a great planner. I seem to have my best ideas as I’m going along. I generally know where I’m heading but I’m not entirely sure how I’m going to get there. Although I love the idea of scribbling in a notebook somewhere, I usually write at home on my computer but I do occasionally decamp to a café for a change of scene if things aren’t going well. I write for a few hours each day, breaking off to load the washing machine or ferry a child to a dance class and fuel myself with steaming cups of latte which I love.

What do you do when you’re not writing?

I spend a lot of time with my family but I also enjoy walking and yoga and I sing soprano in a local choir. And of course, I read endlessly.

Still got questions? Then please get in touch via whichever method suits you best.

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In August 2018, when I was 52 years old, my first In August 2018, when I was 52 years old, my first book was published by @amazonpublishing. It was a dream come true and I count my lucky stars every day that I am able to make a career out of the thing I love to do the most. 

If you’re writing books and hoping for something to happen then please don’t ever give up. You never know what might be waiting for you just around the corner. 😊

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Do you have a favourite child? That was my start Do you have a favourite child? 

That was my starting point when I wrote THE THING ABOUT CLARE, a book about being the favourite and the least favourite of a group of siblings.

According to a survey that I unearthed as part of my research, a whopping 70% or parents would admit to having a fave child. Fascinating stuff eh? What do you reckon? 

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I loved the idea that they used to put that on the edges of old maps on parts of the world that we hadn’t yet discovered. The unmapped parts were unknown. There could be anything there and the map-makers denoted that with dragons. (I know that it’s been debunked but it’s what I was taught at school!) 

Using dragons suggests that what was unknown was scary (although I prefer to think that the unknown is exciting not frightening. ) 

Fiction can show us the dragons but also help us to see ways to overcome them. That’s what Neil Gaiman is telling us in this quote. But maybe we shouldn’t be afraid of the dragons in the first place....? 😉

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So, in case you’re new around here this is my li So, in case you’re new around here this is my little blog. ( imogenclark.com - link in bio) I started writing it in 2008 in a hopeless attempt to keep up with my kids (then 12,11, 6 and 4) who were racing ahead of me in terms of technology. I never did catch up 😜 but my blog slowly led to me being braver with my writing, took me through a distance learning degree in English literature, through a pseudonym (who still sells books every day) and a foray into self publishing and finally to a career as a full time novelist. 

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Jane Austen just makes me smile. 😄 Even though Jane Austen just makes me smile. 😄 Even though she was writing hundreds of years ago, her observations are just as relevant today as I assume they were then. 

I wonder which of today’s writers will have that kind of longevity. Any suggestions? 

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My first book has recently hit 250,000 copies sold My first book has recently hit 250,000 copies sold. It is a kindle store number 1 bestseller and holds a very special in place in my heart. ❤️
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A secret lies buried at the heart of her family—but it can’t stay hidden forever.
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