A Cuppa With Catherine
Pop the kettle on and settle in for a cuppa. Catherine Lynwood invites you to share in her updates, reflections, and the worlds and characters she brings to life—like old friends having a natter over tea.
Coming to Your Ears: The Alpha Flame Audiobook (and More!)
Audio is coming… and you’ve never heard Maggie and Beth like this.
Big news! The Alpha Flame: Discovery is getting an audiobook release and a Spotify serialisation. Catherine Lynwood shares the details and introduces voice artist Lahrysa Saddul.
22 November 2025
Beneath the Flyover: Life in Rubery and Longbridge in the 1980s
A quiet bench, a forgotten overpass, and the overlooked lives it sheltered.
In the shadows of Birmingham’s Rubery Flyover, a generation lived on the edge, a story of strikes, survival, and sisterhood beneath the concrete.
04 November 2025
Beware the Flattery Trap: A Scam Targeting Indie Authors
My Encounter with the "Metro Philadelphia Book Club" and Why You Should Be Cautious
A suspicious book club offer turned out to be a thinly veiled scam. Here’s how I uncovered the truth, and what fellow authors should watch for.
29 October 2025
The Bench Where Everything Changed
The moment Maggie stops, and Beth starts to matter.
An excerpt and commentary on the first real meeting between Maggie and Beth in The Alpha Flame: Discovery, a moment that changed everything.
21 September 2025
What Does It Mean to Be a Verostic Writer?
Truth. Grit. Emotion. This is the genre I needed to name.
Catherine Lynwood explores the meaning of Verostic fiction, the emotionally raw, psychologically intense genre her work helped define.
12 September 2025
Reader Reactions: The Good, the Hard, and the Honest
Why I welcome tough feedback, and what it means to write a book like this.
Catherine Lynwood reflects on the intense, emotional, and sometimes difficult responses to The Alpha Flame: Discovery, and why all reactions matter.
11 September 2025
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