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Louise Anne
Smithson

I write my novels for one reason only - because I enjoy doing so. I have no literary ambitions beyond recording, shaping and polishing the stories that have been going round in my head for years past. The fact that others sometimes seem to enjoy reading them is most gratifying and an added bonus to me but is not my main motive in writing them.

My full-length novels are all set in the contemporary United Kingdom or else start out there. They contain no great danger or excitement; there are no vampires, zombies, extra-terrestrials or characters with super powers. Likewise there are no gangsters, kidnaps, murders, bank heists, or car chases. They are rather about individuals coming to terms with who they really are. My stories tend to be categorised as 'sweet and sentimental' and have a positive and optimistic outlook, although with some tribulations along the way. Unfortunately, they are not autobiographical in any way, but rather my way of dealing with things 'that might have been', if only I'd been born forty years later. I hope you enjoy reading them.

The two short-stories at the end of the list are both pieces of experimental fiction, written for BC competitions. One is a ghost story set in 1930s/40s Norwich, and the other a dystopian view of UK life in the 2090s. I'll leave it to others to decide whether or not they were successful.

Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 20


Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 20

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 19


Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 19

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 18

Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 18

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 17

Dancing on Thames
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 17

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 16

I am Amy's stand-in once again
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 16

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 15

I am offered some more gifts
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 15

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 14

The last day on set
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 14

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 13

Dinner with Frank
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 13

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 11

Filming the hunt scenes
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 11

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 10

Weekend social activities
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 10

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 9

Weekend social activities
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 9

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 8

Another riding lesson
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 8

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola – the stand-in - Chapter 7

A critique of my performance
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 7

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 6

My first day on set
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 6

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 5

I get to know Amy better
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 5

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Language and pronunciation

Speaking and writing in English can be like opening a can of worms. In recent correspondence I’ve been asked (albeit politely) whether I meant ‘a flu shot’ rather than ‘a flu jab’, ‘careening (a word I’d never come across) rather than ‘careering’ and whether ‘whilst’ (as opposed to ‘while’) is common in British English (yes it is - although its use is gradually declining). These are all matters of usage which changes over time and place and is to be celebrated so long as it does not impede communication. None is more ‘correct’ than the other.

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 4

Amy’s plans for me!!
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 4

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 3

Transformed!
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 3

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Nicola - the stand-in - Chapter 2

I discover what I’d let myself in for
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 2

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Five years

For various reasons it has beeen five years since I last contributed to this site (other than lurking in the background, reading stories and awarding kudos). How quickly time passes! I have, however, continued to write but in each case have run out of ideas after 20,000 or so words. I have just posted the first chapter of a new story. I have so far written 29,000 words and have an idea of where it will go after that, so I will post one chapter a week with reasonable confidence (d.v.) that I will be able to complete the story.

Louise

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Nicola - the stand-in

An unexpected job opportunity
Nicola on Moonbeam

Sometimes life has a habit of creeping up on you and sending you careering down a different and unexpected trajectory.


Nicola – the stand-in
Chapter 1

by Louise Anne Smithson

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Honey Bunny: 16

An interview with a precursor
Ally in her Bunny outfit
Sometimes it is more important to listen to your inner voice than those around you.


Honey Bunny
Chapter 16

by Louise Anne Smithson

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