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S.E. Lynes

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Born
in Warrington, The United Kingdom
Twitter
SELynesAuthor

Genre
Thriller

Influences
Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn, Alex Marwood.

Member Since
April 2016


S. E. Lynes is the #1 Amazon best selling author of THE HOUSEWARMING, and 'intelligent and haunting' psychological thrillers, VALENTINA, MOTHER, THE PACT, THE PROPOSAL, THE WOMEN, THE LIES WE HIDE, CAN YOU SEE HER? and HER SISTER'S SECRET
Formerly a BBC producer, after gaining an MA in Creative Writing, she became a Creative Writing Tutor at Richmond Adult Community College and now combines writing, mentoring and lecturing. She has also published three children's books in Italy.




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How do you deal with writer’s block?
S.E. Lynes By having a writing routine. I sit down and make myself write. Something always comes, if only from boredom. There are good writing days and bad ones …moreBy having a writing routine. I sit down and make myself write. Something always comes, if only from boredom. There are good writing days and bad ones but every day has to be a writing day. I haven't written properly for a while as have been busy with Valentina. Being busy helps - if you know you only have a short window in which to write, you have to do it then or lose your chance.(less)
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S.E. Lynes A friend was about to interview a very successful businessman whose success story was less interesting than his childhood circumstances...
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“Unhappy people can be very dangerous, don't forget that.”
― S.E. Lynes
tags: friendship, manipulation, psychological-suspense, psychological-thriller, toxic-people, toxic-relationships, trust
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“Everything was new, everything was exciting. We were playing house, it seemed, playing at being grownups. When you’re in love, I suppose everything feels like a game.”
― S. E. Lynes, Valentina
tags: friendship, love, psychological-thriller, relationships, romance, suspense, trust
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“Life is the last thing you can ever take from someone. No matter how evil a person, murder is an act that robs us of our humanity and from which there is no return”
― S.E. Lynes, The One to Blame
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“Everything was new, everything was exciting. We were playing house, it seemed, playing at being grownups. When you’re in love, I suppose everything feels like a game.”
― S. E. Lynes, Valentina
tags: friendship, love, psychological-thriller, relationships, romance, suspense, trust
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