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Apr 16, 20214 min read

Five Ways To Make Rom Coms Feminist

Romantic comedies – formerly known as “chick-lit” – can sometimes be written off as not particularly progressive or feminist. Critics...

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Authors Discuss... How We Should Present Ourselves Online

Zoe May

Jul 30, 20209 min read

Authors Discuss... How We Should Present Ourselves Online

I’m starting a new series of blog posts where I interview authors about aspects of the author experience. I’m hoping the posts will be...

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Daily Express Gives Flying Solo Five Star Review

Zoe May

Jun 29, 20201 min read

Daily Express Gives Flying Solo Five Star Review

The Daily Express has given my new rom com, Flying Solo, a five star review! They said, 'The descriptions of the strange and cult-like...

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Zoe May

Jun 28, 20201 min read

Flying Solo To Become An Audiobook!

I am very excited to share the news that my new rom com, Flying Solo, is going to become an audiobook! Actress Kim Bretton, who has...

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Zoe May

Jun 24, 20203 min read

Five Things That Inspired Flying Solo

My new rom com, Flying Solo, comes out very soon and if you hadn’t noticed from my countless social media posts, I’m very excited! I...

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Five Unusual Sources Of Inspiration For Writing

Zoe May

May 5, 20203 min read

Five Unusual Sources Of Inspiration For Writing

Writers tend to be inspired by their life experiences, the people they meet, and the society they live in, as well as the books and films...

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Zoe May

Mar 21, 20203 min read

Five Ways To Cope With Self-Isolation

So, many of us are self-isolating at the moment because of Coronovirus. I’ve noticed on Twitter that a lot of people are struggling to...

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Zoe May

Feb 18, 20204 min read

Five ways to get your writing mojo back

Writing can be tough and being an author can be stressful. Writing involves lots of time spent alone and if you’re working to a tight...

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Five reasons why I’m venturing into self-publishing

Zoe May

Jan 24, 20202 min read

Five reasons why I’m venturing into self-publishing

I’m entrepreneurial I’ve always been quite an entrepreneurial person. In my mid-twenties, I ran a beauty blog, which was quite...

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Daily Express Gives As Luck Would Have It A Five Star Review

Zoe May

Sep 30, 20191 min read

Daily Express Gives As Luck Would Have It A Five Star Review

The Daily Express has reviewed my new book, As Luck Would Have It, and has given it five stars. The review describes the inspiration...

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Five things I’ve learnt since getting published

Zoe May

Jun 30, 20194 min read

Five things I’ve learnt since getting published

Schedule your tweets A key part of being an author is social media promotion. Social media is great – it’s a free accessible way to...

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A Tour Of New York Through When Polly Met Olly

Zoe May

Mar 7, 20195 min read

A Tour Of New York Through When Polly Met Olly

My latest book, When Polly Met Olly, is set in the incredible city of New York! I adore New York and visited last autumn to do some...

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Five Ways To Get Good At Writing Without A Creative Writing Course

Zoe May

Dec 4, 20185 min read

Five Ways To Get Good At Writing Without A Creative Writing Course

Every writer gets good at writing in their own way. Some people opt for formal creative writing courses, while others are self-taught....

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Book Review: #GirlBoss By Sophia Amaruso

Zoe May

Nov 15, 20184 min read

Book Review: #GirlBoss By Sophia Amaruso

I’m a bit late to the party but I only just found out about Sophia Amaruso and her brilliant book, #Girlboss. The book is a memoir of the...

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Zoe May

Nov 2, 20184 min read

Travelling Vs. Reading: My Thoughts

I recently had a conversation with a friend about the merits of reading. He works in finance and doesn’t read, apart from sports news....

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Dating Spotlight: Interview with blogger eve greenow

Zoe May

Oct 27, 20187 min read

Dating Spotlight: Interview with blogger eve greenow

Blogger Eve Greenow writes about dating and relationships on her popular blog, Never Settle. I love Eve's optimistic, upbeat, thoughtful...

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Five bad dates that inspired Perfect Match

Zoe May

Oct 12, 20186 min read

Five bad dates that inspired Perfect Match

When I tell people I’ve written a novel about online dating with a heroine who's been on a ton of bad dates, they often want to know...

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Zoe May

Sep 30, 20182 min read

My top five novel writing tips

Writing a novel can be tough, but over the years, through trial and error, I've developed some habits that I feel make the process a bit...

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Dating spotlight: Interview with 'Get the Ring' Dating Coach Sami Wunder

Zoe May

Sep 23, 20187 min read

Dating spotlight: Interview with 'Get the Ring' Dating Coach Sami Wunder

Dating coach Sami Wunder went from being an unlucky-in-love yet high-flying career woman to meeting the man of her dreams and having him...

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Zoe May

Jul 16, 20182 min read

Answering anonymous questions

What would your perfect match be like? My perfect match would be someone who is ambitious and driven – I find those qualities really...

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