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Playing with Fire Series


Playing With Fire screenplay update
I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside the ridiculously talented Steve Attridge, yes, that Steve Attridge, the man who’s written for...

K L Crear
Aug 131 min read


Things are progressing along nicely
<p>We have got some fabulous scenes for the screenplay completed and have already had some interest from a couple of production companies. We’re keeping everything crossed.</p>

K L Crear
Feb 31 min read


Working on Screen Play - Playing with Fire
<p>Exciting times. We are now working with a screenplay writer to bring Playing with Fire to the small screen. Eeeek! Watch this space.</p>

K L Crear
Jan 151 min read


Channel 4 documentary - Love Cheats
<p>Eeeek!!! the Channel 4 documentary is coming out at 9pm on Monday 21st October. It might be time to hide behind the sofa hahaha</p>

K L Crear
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Channel 4 documentary
<p>Should be hearing any day now when the documentary will be aired on channel 4. We have been told it will be some time in October. Wee bit nervous of it being out in the world but hopeful that it will help many people and with luck help sell some books which in turn will […]</p>

K L Crear
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Coleen in talks with huge American podcast
<p>Coleen is talking to an American company who produce a true life podcast series and they’re hopefully interested in covering our story. It’s an incredibly successful series so far so fingers crossed we could be get our story out Stateside soon!!</p>

K L Crear
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Audio books available now
<p>Very excited to announce that we have released audio books for “Playing with Fire” and “Healing from the burns”. These are available on Audible and Amazon now. Coleen had hoped to voice the books hereself but after several months of trying we decided to throw in the towel and get a professional in to help. […]</p>

K L Crear
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Playing with Fire Hits the Small Screen in the New "Red Flag" Documentary Series
<p>Our story is being featured in a documentary series. Our episode is being aired on 1st May 2024, with all episodes being available to stream from 17th April. It’s complelling viewing. However I shall not be watching as have no desire to see my double chins in widescreen 🙂 It’s going to raise awareness and […]</p>

K L Crear
Apr 8, 20241 min read


Healing from the Burns – Out This Valentine’s Day
<p>The follow-up book to Playing with Fire is out on 14th February. A nice little Valentine’s warning to all singletons out there! It is available for pre-order now and tells the story after “James” was sent to prison. It turns out our story was very far from over!</p>

K L Crear
Feb 9, 20241 min read


Coming Soon: Healing from the Burns – The Fiery Follow-Up to Playing with Fire
<p>The follow up book to Playing with Fire is now with our editors and hoping to release on 14th February 2024. It will be a timely warning to all singletons out there! It is called “Healing from the burns” and there is so much more of the story we still had to tell. It really […]</p>

K L Crear
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Double Trouble: Two Documentaries & One Very Reluctant TV Star
<p>Had a chance to watch both of the documentaries know. It’s a bit daunting knowing that they will be airing next year. Hated to see myself on screen without the opportunity to have the camera being held as high as possible to avoid being “Sheila fat face.” Nope I am in widescreen with about four […]</p>

K L Crear
Nov 29, 20231 min read


Work-in-Progress Update: Playing with Fire #2 is Coming…
<p>Working hard on PWF 2. Don’t have a working title for it yet so will have to brainstorm that at some point. We are about a third of the way through writing it, it’s amazing how much more there was to tell of the story. Drinking plenty of mugs of tea and eating masses of […]</p>

K L Crear
Nov 6, 20231 min read


Playing with Fire part 2 (working title)
<p> Playing with Fire: The true story of Fireman Scam has been a success selling 4k copies since being released in January 2023. There have been several great reviews and requests to know what happened after. Coleen and I initially wrote our story as a cathartic exercise, a way to heal our pain. The fact […]</p>

K L Crear
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Great review for Playing with Fire & 5 stars!
<p>Coleen and I recently had a review for our book Playing with Fire and what a review it is! The online book club have sent this book of for review and thanks to Erin Dydek for reading and reviewing this. We are so happy that this book made such a good impression on her to […]</p>

K L Crear
Aug 24, 20231 min read


New press release for Playing with Fire
<p>We have had another press release go out for our book Playing with Fire. You can read it online here. The Table Read Magazine is an online magazine celebrating and promoting arts, entertainment and creativity. They feature individuals and businesses. As long as the content is about arts, entertainment or creativity then there […]</p>

K L Crear
Aug 4, 20231 min read


Amazon #1 Best seller
<p>I am so proud of how well my first book is selling. Over 3k copies in 7 countries have been sold since its release 6 months ago. Not bad as we only ever thought we’d sell about 50 copies. Best Seller on Amazon Again this all helps us support our chosen charity “Women’s aid” For […]</p>

K L Crear
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Playing with Fire is back on sale
<p>After 3 weeks of the book being unavailable for sale it is now back ready to buy. We have also added some additional options for purchasing the book with more to be added later. More details HERE We have also looked at world-wide distribution to traditional bookstores. Keep an eye out for us, […]</p>

K L Crear
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Coleen on “This Morning”
<p>Coleen made an appearance on This Morning with Phil and Holly. Coleen was fabulous. She discussed some of the experiences she had but one can only say so much in 10 minutes. Phil held up our book for all to see. We hope that through this we can help other victims of similar crimes. […]</p>

K L Crear
Feb 27, 20231 min read


London Bound – This Morning, here we come!
<p>Myself and Coleen are travelling down to London today as Coleen will be making an appearance on This Morning with Phil and Holly. Coleen will be talking about her experience but will also be discussing our book. The nerves are playing up but Coleen will be amazing. </p>

K L Crear
Feb 26, 20231 min read


Local stars behind the scenes – Thank you, Sabrina & Phil!
<p>During our filming this weekend we had a local company support us and the filming team. We would like to thank Sabrina and Phil for making the time to offer support with this endeavour. They were amazing doing Coleen and my makeup and hair, really made us feel like superstars. If you are […]</p>

K L Crear
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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