Katharine E. Smith

I am an independent author living in Shropshire, UK. I also work with authors around the world, helping them develop and publish their work.

I love writing fiction and have 25 published novels, including the Coming Back to Cornwall series, which was originally planned as a contemporary romance trilogy but I am now working on book fourteen so you can see how well I've done with my attempts to finish the series.

I have another Cornwall-based series (Connections) and a series set in Shropshire (What Comes Next). All my series are very different in many ways but all feature strong, character-driven storylines and are also very location-based. I love writing about people and the books I read reflect this passion too: Elizabeth Strout, Anne Tyler, Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie and Kate Atkinson are among my favourite contemporary authors. I also love E.M. Forster and Jane Austen and every time I re-read their books I find something new, or that I see something differently due to my increasing age.

When not working on books - my own or others' - I love spending time with my family and friends, wild swimming, yoga, walking with my two dogs, and going to live music or comedy events. I am a long-term vegetarian slowly working my way towards veganism. I like to be outdoors as much as possible but I also enjoy binge-watching programmes like The Good Wife and The Good Fight.

You can find out more about me on my website and you can also find me on Instagram and Facebook.