The impact was immense. Learning to read as a writer, acquiring a toolbox of skills to manage and ever-changing plot, characters and narrative, seeing how other students worked and gaining confidence in my ability. I trialled a different writing process while on the course. Even though it didn’t suit my own creative process, and I returned to my former editing-as you-go-along, I benefitted, and it reshaped my approach to my book.

I'm A Celebrity star Fred Sirieix's fiancée Fruitcake catches her flight to Australia as she prepares to reunite with star when he leaves the jungleSmall Things Like These meets Under Milk Wood - this slim but devastating novel captures an entire village, an entire world, and the many ways in which a woman can be trapped. A real gem.' RUTH GILLIGAN, author of The Butchers Pain, both physical and emotional, weaves through the lives of the villagers in Cwmcysgod. As the sins of the past approach, they are forced to confront their actions and face the consequences. This said, the short novel is well written, descriptive without being overly so, intense, painful, uncomfortable. It is neither light nor gentle, for it portrays the dark side of life that can be masqueraded by everyday’s life. Set in this atmospheric town, Catrin Bone is 16 and lives with her reclusive / Agoraphobic mother, Mary. Knowing only what she has been told her entire life, Catrin starts to wonder what is truth and what is fiction. Kylie Jenner shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini before modelling a bra and sheer skirt as she poses for sizzling photoshoot

The latest fire in the woods has caught her out and she descends into the valley suffering from smoke inhalation. By a strange twist of fate, the girl who discovers Rosalind and calls for the ambulance is actually her sister Mary’s daughter, Catrin, who has been obsessed with Rosalind all her life. Kelly Clarkson, 41, shows off her weight loss in a green-and-white dress as she interviews Mark Harmon who teases a Freaky Friday sequel Omid Scobie insists Harry and Meghan didn't brief him for book - but admits there are 'plenty of people around them' who DID' Paris Hilton reveals she kept her daughter London a SECRET from her family until she introduced newborn atThanksgiving in surprise announcementThis short novella had me hooked from the start and I enjoyed the multiple point of views from a diversity of characters. The short chapters coupled with fast pace had me finishing this in one sitting. Ella Morgan narrowly avoids a wardrobe malfunction as she stumbles while leaving Beauty Awards after reuniting with her MAFS UK co-stars How would you like to be remembered? From scattering ashes on a favourite walk, to a party with a bouncy castle, many people are deciding a traditional funeral just isn't right for them Sarah Lancashire makes rare public appearance to collect Performance of the Year gong at the Rose D'Or Awards for the final series of Happy Valley

I found the writing very atmospheric and moody, and was drawn in to the dreariness. It was an engaging read for a such a short book. Despite finding parts a little predictable, I did enjoy how it all came together. I'm A Celebrity bosses 'fear more stars could quit the show' after Grace Dent's departure - as hungry campmates face storms and harsh trials Mary had a sister once, a girl of unparalleled beauty. Why did she disappear from the village in a shroud of shame all those years ago - and where is she now? Ironically, Rosalind wants to be like Blodeuwedd, not realising, one must assume, that Blodeuwedd was created beautiful for the sole purpose of pleasing a man. Rosalind Bone was a true beauty, desired by every man who saw her, but her beauty was a curse. She went missing years earlier leaving behind her sister, Mary, who went on to have a daughter, Catrin, who is entranced by the one photo that exists of Rosalind. The family mystery about what happened to her aunt is so intriguing for her.

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Sam Thompson reveals 'plans to quit television' following successful stint in the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! jungle I didn’t make the decision. I was more than halfway through a full-length novel when I realised it was too full. I’d got carried away and diluted the essence of the book - Rosalind Bone. I pulled out threads of narrative, and ‘killed my darlings’ until I only had 18,000 words and began building again from there. The book is as long as the story needs it to be. MAFS UK star Mark Kiley claims he was left 'unemployed and single' after appearing on the show as he brands it a 'Love Island rip-off'