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The Stories Behind The Story

Anna Sayburn Lane

The true-life stories behind my 1920s murder mystery novels

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Fiction from Anna Sayburn Lane

This post is a guide to my two series of novels. I’ve included some of my own thoughts about each book, a blurb about the story, and reviews.

The 1920s Murder Mysteries features two ladies in 1920s London, running a detective agency out o...

5 days ago
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A walk around literary Deptford

Back in March 2020, I was excited about leading my first guided history walk as part of the inaugural Deptford Literary Festival. As you may remember, global events intervened and sadly the walk (and much else) was cancelled.

I’d pitched...

14 days ago
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How to sell your own books

The vast majority of my book sales are online, and most of them are in e-book format. But there’s nothing like taking a few boxes of paperbacks to meet the great British public in person for sharpening up your sales technique. I’ve learned...

a month ago
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Discomfort reads

Disclaimer! I love comfort reads. I adore diving into an old favourite and revelling in its pleasures, or a luxurious read where the humour makes you chortle and the characters feel immediately like old friends. They’re like a mug of hot ch...

2 months ago
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How to handle feedback on your writing

Handling feedback on your work isn’t always easy. But getting the right sort of feedback, and knowing how to use it, is the best way to improve as a writer.

I’ve made my living as a writer for 35 years now, which means I’ve been hearing o...

2 months ago
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    Author of thrillers and murder mysteries. Loves historical research.

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