Summer Days at Cliff Top Cottage by Eliza J Scott
Q&A with Eliza J.
Scott
Tell us about your
book.
Summer Days at
Clifftop Cottage is book 2 in the Welcome
to Micklewick Bay series and is set in a characterful seaside town called,
yep, you guessed it, Micklewick Bay! The series takes turns in telling the
stories of a close-knit group of friends. This time, it’s Maggie Marsay’s turn.
Maggie is married to Bear and is as madly in love with him as the moment she
first set eyes on him when she was a student visiting the town years earlier.
That relationship has never been tested, in fact, Maggie would say it has grown
stronger with every passing year.
Things change, however, when her estranged cousin, Robyn,
turns up on the doorstep of Clifftop Cottage in need of a place to stay.
Maggie’s heart sinks for several reasons. Not only does her cousin’s arrival
means she can’t share some exciting news with Bear she’s been keeping for their
anniversary, but also because the last time she had anything to do with Robyn
it resulted in her life being turned upside down. Robyn had a reputation for
being manipulative and sneaky, and from the snippets Maggie’s heard from her
mum over the years, there’s nothing that suggests she’s changed. Maggie’s gut
feeling tells her she’s right to be worried when she realises Robyn appears to
be turning Bear against her.
Maggie’s never been more thankful of her group of loyal
friends who rally round and offer her some much-needed support.
Despite the drama Robyn creates, I’m pleased to say Maggie
and Bear get their much-deserved happy ending!
Where did the idea
for this book come from?
When it came to telling Maggie and Bear’s story I was faced
with a slightly different romance to tackle as they were already together and
their marriage was rock-solid. It was while I was thinking of an idea for them
that a true story I’d heard about a family who had a couple of unexpected guest
turn up on their doorstep popped into my mind. It was bad enough that these
‘guests’ had invited themselves to stay, without the fact that they were
incredibly bad-mannered, outstaying their welcome very quickly. It didn’t help
that they were thick-skinned and seemed oblivious to the hints to leave that
were being dropped! It sounded absolutely horrendous for the homeowners. I
wondered if I could tweak this to fit Maggie and Bear’s story. Cue Maggie’s
estranged cousin, Robyn.
What is your writing
process?
When I’m starting a new book, I begin by creating detailed
profiles for my characters which is always fun and something I can add to as
the story develops. I also like to have a crisp, clean notebook, ready for me
to scribble down notes as I write. I tend to edit as I go along, which can make
it feel like adding to the word count is slow, but it means that there’s not so
much to do before the manuscript is ready to send off to my editor.
Are you a plotter or
a pantser?
I joke that I’m a plotty-pantser or a pants-plotter! By that
I mean, I know how I want the story to start and end, along with a few of the
plotlines in between, but I don’t actually plan it out in any great detail as I
prefer to let the story take the lead.
The cover is
beautiful! Did you get to choose the cover?
Thank you so much, I’m thrilled with it and love how summery
it looks! I didn’t get to choose it, but my lovely editor, Kate at Storm
Publishing, shared the early visuals with me in case I had any suggestions.
It’s always exciting to see a book cover for the first time.
What books are you
reading right now?
My paperback read is A
Villa with a View by Julie Caplin which I’m thoroughly enjoying! It’s set
in Italy and is full of sunshine, as well as some mouthwatering descriptions of
food! My stomach is constantly rumbling as I’m reading!
My Kindle read is The
Legacy of Halesham Hall by Jenni Keer. This is such a fabulous read, with
twists and turns aplenty.
Purchase Links:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Summer-Days-Clifftop-Cottage-heartwarming-ebook/dp/B0CW19QPM4
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Days-Clifftop-Cottage-heartwarming-ebook/dp/B0CW19QPM4
About the Author:
Eliza J
Scott lives in North Yorkshire with her family and has wanted to be a writer as
far back as she can remember. She is inspired by her beautiful surroundings and
loves to write heartwarming stories based on romance and friendship with a
generous dollop of community spirit and a hint of humour. She has written and
self-published ten novels and has been an Amazon UK Kindle bestseller.
When she’s
not writing, Eliza can usually be found with her nose in a book or working in
her garden doing a spot of plot wrangling (of the writing variety), and battling
against the weeds. The weeds, unfortunately, are currently winning but Eliza is
undeterred. Roses are amongst her favourite flowers and she doesn’t need much
of an excuse to visit a plant centre where a new rose always seems to
mysteriously find its way onto her trolley much to her husband’s astonishment.
Eliza also
enjoys having a catch-up with friends over tea and cake, as well as bracing
walks in the countryside, rounded off by a visit to a teashop – for yet more
tea and cake!
Keep in touch on social media:
Amazon author page: Eliza J
Scott - UK or Eliza J
Scott - US
Website: Eliza J Scott
Twitter/X: @ElizaJScott1
Facebook: @elizajscottauthor
Instagram: @elizajscott
Bluesky: @elizajscott.bsky.social
Bookbub: @elizajscott
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