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Featured Authors
Martin Patrick
"I chose Spiffing because as a self-determined man, no one here told me who to be and they promised to provide services to help me achieve my vision - they haven't missed a step"
I began my professional career writing for the theatre, then short stories, until I arrived at my true calling. Writing Crime and Romance novels. My love for these genres started by watching films and reading hundreds of novels growing up. Writing compelled me to go to university to study Visual Arts for my BA Hons,…
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Alden Louper
Clear, open-minded, and straight to the point with all my queries.
Alden is an anonymous author from the United Kingdom. He does digital art and writing in his free time. He likes to go for a drive to relax and studies French on the quiet days. He also supports charities that protect wolves. His writing is heavily inspired by the atmospheres, music and encounters of open-world…
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H L Leavey
"Big thanks go out to Spiffing for sharing their knowledge and being so patient during the release of Retribution Royale"
HL Leavey: writer, linguist, adventurer and alchemist: jewellery designer, goldsmith and gemmologist (FGA, DGA). Taking the path less travelled, she has lived and worked from Europe to the Amazonas. Fuelled by an insatiable curiosity for life, she explores its beauty and the paradox of wonders so often wrapped in danger: the fragile vulnerability not only of…
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Penny Rome
“I was hugely impressed with everything Spiffing did for me.”
Born in post-Independence India, Penny’s early years were marked by the lingering shadows of the Raj era and a noticeable absence of parental guidance. Her experiences in a patriarchal society and her candid reflections on these challenges are central to her narrative. Her writing is not just an account of her life but also a…
Bret Joorsen
Consistently excellent reviews led me to Spiffing Publishing and if you're reading this for the same reasons as I was back then, just know that your work will be in safe and capable hands with them.
Bret Joorsen was born and raised in South Africa, where his love of the outdoors led him from the veld to the ocean, spearfishing and scuba diving whenever he could. After serving in the military, he studied construction management and built a long career in the industry. Now based in England with his wife, Lisa,…
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Barry N Rainsford
"The enthusiasm of the Spiffing team is infectious but it doesn't prevent them being clear and cool in the advice they give"
Born in Birmingham, a ‘child of the sixties’, part of that generation of working class kids first encouraged to see continuing in education as a real option. Busked my way through university, followed by a succession of bands before dreams of ‘making it’ were bludgeoned to death by Punk. Teaching for forty years in deprived…
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James Lascelles
“I’m already recommending Spiffing to friends.”
Twenty-one years ago James read his first book on achieving more for less by focusing on value to customers and removing waste. He was hooked. Not just in a rational way but at a gut level. It resonated with his personal belief of the need to take good care of resources. He decided that this…
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Mahalia Smith
“From the first phone call with Spiffing, I felt I was in good hands and I didn't feel pressured into anything.”
Mahalia Smith has always been passionate about reading, but her journey into writing was ignited by the encouragement of an inspiring English teacher who shared how much they enjoyed one of Mahalia’s short stories, even taking it home to read to their family. This moment planted the seed for what would become a lifelong ambition….
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Maisie Kitton
"...supportive, friendly, and informative from day one. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they really care about the quality of the work they produce"
Maisie lives in Dorset, the home of the stunning Jurassic Coast. On the days when she isn’t writing, she’s exploring the coastline, the footpaths, and taking photos of the beautiful scenery. She likes to bring a notebook and pen with her on these adventures because long hikes always inspire story ideas and new characters. When…
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Sarah Clayton
"Spiffing provide a knowledgeable, safe and supportive environment that is difficult to find elsewhere"
Sarah is the creator of The Write Wild Method, a transformative approach that helps writers reconnect with their creativity through the rhythms of the natural world. After years of burnout, self-doubt, and chronic illness, she discovered that the wild had something essential to teach us—not just about the land, but about how we create, heal,…
