# https://lindsay-woodward.com > Love stories with a twist by Lindsay Woodward ## Posts - [Rugby Literary Festival Returns This October with Bigger Line-Up and Family Day](https://lindsay-woodward.com/rugby-literary-festival-returns-this-october-with-bigger-line-up-and-family-day/): Following the success of its inaugural event last year, the Rugby Literary Festival is set to return to Rugby Town Centre from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October 2025. Organised by Rugby First in partnership with local author and business owner Lindsay Woodward, the festival will expand on last year’s achievements with an even bigger and more diverse programme of events under the theme “The Lost Chapter.” The three-day celebration promises a fun, creative and educational line up, including storytelling, workshops for all ages, book fairs, author talks, discussion panels and much more. This year, the festival is delighted to […] - [Lindsay Woodward Launches New Self-Publishing Support for Independent Authors](https://lindsay-woodward.com/lindsay-woodward-launches-new-self-publishing-support-for-independent-authors/): Independent authors looking to navigate the complex world of self-publishing now have a dedicated partner in Lindie. Lindie offers a range of services tailored to meet the needs of independent authors at every stage of their publishing journey. The key services include: Lindsay Woodward said, “I am currently working on my 11th book, and I’ve successfully self-published both fiction and non-fiction. I can’t tell you the amount of times new writers ask for my help, so it seemed like there was a real need for this sort of service. “When I’m not writing, I run a marketing agency, so it […] - [The Cat That Inspired a Book](https://lindsay-woodward.com/the-cat-that-inspired-a-book/): When it comes to my novels, most of my ideas come from dreams I’ve had. But The Cat’s Eyes was very different. The inspiration for this novel came from a furry nuisance with an attitude. Here’s the story of the real Smokey the cat. We didn’t know where he came from at first. This bold feline would just show up, uninvited and full of confidence. Eventually we found out his name was Smokey, and apparently he had quite the reputation up and down the street. A true local menace. Smokey wasn’t shy. He wouldn’t run away from trouble like some […] - [Creating the Worst Man You Could Want to Date](https://lindsay-woodward.com/creating-the-worst-man-you-could-want-to-date/): My novels always start with a seed of an idea. It’s usually the twist part of my ‘love stories with a twist’ that comes to me first. In the case of my novel “Invisible”, I had an idea that I wanted to write a story about someone who was invisible. And, to align with my genre, I knew it had to be a romance. This is how I normally start. With just a crumb. But soon the ideas grow. As I started to consider what this book could be about, I began to imagine that our invisible protagonist would meet […] - [I'm a Sucker For Romance](https://lindsay-woodward.com/im-a-sucker-for-romance/): I’ve been writing stories for as long as I’ve been able to form words. Like an itch I have to scratch, I can’t help it. There is nothing more I prefer to do in the world. But it wasn’t until I’d got married that I felt in the right place to publish my first novel. And that was when I realised what a sucker for romance I really am. A few months after my wedding, when everything had started to settle in my life, something inside of me clicked. I knew it was time. I was ready to properly write […] - [Writing From Experience](https://lindsay-woodward.com/writing-from-experience/): You may have heard the advice often given that you should write about what you know. Whilst it’s very possible to do lots of research and find out about things that are totally new to you, I’m a huge believer in the power of writing from experience. I recently had a lovely review of my first book, Bird. It was from a reader in the USA and she said: “I’ve never been to England but seeing London through Beth’s eyes was eye opening and I want to see Piccadilly Circus in real life! Thank you Lindsay Woodward for opening my […] - [I've met Spider-Man. Really, I Have](https://lindsay-woodward.com/ive-met-spider-man-really-i-have/): When I was growing up, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was one of my favourite TV programmes. It was a cartoon that featured Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar and I loved it. There was something about this group of heroes that captured my imagination. All the way from the villains they fought against to the adventures they went on, there wasn’t a minute of each episode that didn’t engross me. I soon became a mega Spider-Man fan. My mom has told me more recently that I was so obsessed, I’d shoot my own pretend webs at people.  One of my earliest […] - [Becoming Visible](https://lindsay-woodward.com/becoming-visible/): Following the recent publication of my new book, Invisible, I thought I’d share where the idea came from and give a sneak peek at some of the characters. The original idea for my latest book came from the place that most of my ideas come from: a dream. I had a dream that I was an invisible undercover police officer. I’d been turned invisible by my evil bosses who wanted to experiment with their new technology, but I’d become stuck in an invisible state. I needed to find a way back to becoming visible again. I have a lot of […] - [People Never Say What They Mean](https://lindsay-woodward.com/people-never-say-what-they-mean/): I studied writing at university and I specialised in scriptwriting for film and television. I remember in one particular lecture we were learning about dialogue. The lecturer told us that people never say what they really mean. “If you want to make your dialogue feel real,” he said, “then remember that people rarely have a straightforward conversation.” These few words changed the way I wrote forever. This idea that people never say what they mean fascinated me. My immediate reaction was to question it. Why wouldn’t we say what we mean? Of course we do. Don’t we? Then I realised […] - [An Unexpected Sequel](https://lindsay-woodward.com/an-unexpected-sequel/): In November 2016, my second novel was published. It was a very exciting time, but it wasn’t the second novel I’d planned on. As I’m now writing a fourth book in my Bird series, I’ve been reflecting on how stories can take you places you never expected. When I wrote Bird, my first novel, it was only ever meant to be one story. But as I started writing it, the two main characters, Beth and Simon, developed in ways I never thought they would. As with all characters, they took on a life of their own and they led me in a […] - [Scene Setting](https://lindsay-woodward.com/scene-setting/): For any writer, planning where to set your novel is very important. There can be lots of different reasons why a place is chosen. But for me, it needs to be more than just a place that people exist in. The setting needs to complement the characters and bring the story to life in itself, not just be a backdrop to unrelated action. In Bird, my debut novel, I knew early on that I had to set it in London. I love London. It’s my absolute favourite city. I used to live there myself and the impact that the city […] - [The Rules Of Make Believe](https://lindsay-woodward.com/the-rules-of-make-believe/): I write love stories with a supernatural or sci-fi twist. That means there’s always an element of fantasy in my books. From somewhere in the depths of my imagination, I always add in a touch of – what I affectionately like to call – a load of nonsense. But whilst it might seem easy to write fantasy, as you don’t have the rules of reality to abide by, actually it’s really hard – because you need to make up the rules yourself. I love writing books with fantastical elements to them. I love that there is no limit on where […] - [Scrumptious Santa Claus](https://lindsay-woodward.com/scrumptious-santa-claus/): ‘Woah, careful!’ Gavin warned as Darryl slipped out of our hold and headed towards the pavement. I had to stifle my laugh. It was awful, of course, that Darryl had got so drunk we were having to carry him home on what was technically, at ten past twelve in the morning, Christmas day. Gavin and I helped him to his feet and we propped him up again. We shuffled down the road and I couldn’t help my giggles. I too was feeling the effects of the alcohol, but I knew my hangover would be nothing in comparison to Darryl’s. We […] ## Pages - [Contact](https://lindsay-woodward.com/contact/): Contact Me - [Events](https://lindsay-woodward.com/home-3/): I will be at the following events, look forward to seeing you there. - [Books](https://lindsay-woodward.com/books/):   Isobel is in love with suave and sexy Jake. She finally gets to go on a (kind of) date with him, but he ignores her all night and she’s gravely disappointed.Soon after that, her handsome and charming neighbour, Nicholas, asks her out on a date. But he turns out to be a bit creepy.Add to that Nicholas’s overbearing cat, Smokey, who keeps somehow finding its way into her house, and life is becoming pretty irritating for Isobel.Then one day, as she is returning Smokey to its owner, she catches sight of Nicholas through his window. She sees far more […] - [About](https://lindsay-woodward.com/home-2/):   I’m a British author who lives in Warwickshire with my husband and cat. I’ve had a lifelong passion for writing, starting off as a child when I used to write stories about the Fraggles of Fraggle Rock. Find out more about how Fraggle Rock inspired my writing, in my blog. Knowing there was nothing else I’d rather study, I did my degree in writing and I’ve now turned my favourite hobby into a career. I write love stories with a twist, always leaving readers guessing right until the end. They’re far from your normal romance stories, but a love story […] - [Home](https://lindsay-woodward.com/): Lindsay Woodward is the author of love stories with a twist. Her latest novel is a romance with a splash of evil. From rom coms to darker stories, the only thing you can be sure of with her novels is that you never know what’s coming next. The Cat’s Eyes   Lindsay’s latest novel is her darkest story yet. Isobel is in love with suave and sexy Jake. She finally gets to go on a (kind of) date with him, but he ignores her all night and she’s gravely disappointed. Soon after that, her handsome and charming neighbour, Nicholas, asks […] - [Privacy Policy](https://lindsay-woodward.com/privacy-policy/): Who we are Suggested text: Our website address is: http://lindsay-woodward.com. Comments Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. Media Suggested […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)