I couldn’t not share this guest post by vampire author PG Devlim* over at the CosmicTaryn blog. Not only is it an insightful look at the whole process of writing about vampires (research, tools, inspiration, planning, motivation, favourite vampire characters/books/movies, cover art design) – but there’s even a mention for yours truly. It’s well worth … More Sunday Share: PG Devlim writes vampires
I saw a reference the other day explaining that the Microsoft Photos app could be used to make videos. Intrigued, I investigated and found that, sure enough, it has a video editor. I played around with it for a while, uploading photos, choosing a theme and some music from the samples they provide, and hey … More First ever book trailer!
I wanted to blog about this yesterday but real life got in the way. I did manage to post a mystery question on my Instagram account, though, and wanted to share more about it. My question was: ‘Where is this, and what’s the link to my latest book?’ Anyone who follows me on Instagram will … More Yesterday’s Monday mystery…
It’s taken me a long time to watch the whole of the Damien TV series – so much so that all the adverts related to Christmas, and the channel that showed it has ceased to exist! But I was determined to persevere, not least because I love supernatural drama of this kind (think Constantine, Dominion, … More Damien – ‘good in parts’
Here in the UK the National Garden Scheme (NGS) opens up beautiful gardens around the country with the entry fees going to charity. There are now hundreds of gardens of all styles and sizes taking part, all listed in a famous ‘little yellow book’. We picked up a copy recently and found that we’d missed … More Tuesday Trip – Yewbarrow House gardens
It’s been a while since I had a Monday Mystery feature on here, but this one is, if I do say so myself, a bit of a doozy! All you need to do is look at the photo, and tell me where you think it is. You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s somewhere like Petra, … More Monday Mystery temple
I can’t remember the last time I went to the cinema – before the pandemic, obviously, and probably quite some time before that. But last night we spotted that the new Marvel film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, was showing at our local cinema in Bowness, and on a whim we decided … More Two go to the cinema
And two back. One of the aspects of writing I really struggle with is timelines. All those pesky calculations about when and in what order events took place, those tallies of the days, months or years involved. My maths isn’t brilliant at the best of times; I’ve been known to resort to pencil and paper, … More One step forward…
It’s a Bank Holiday here in England and we thought the traffic in the Lake District might be horrendous, so we went the opposite direction and ended up in Kendal. Rather than just mooching round the shops, we headed for the river and had a lovely walk all the way from Abbot Hall park to … More Two walk by the river
My ghostly romp Got Ghosts? will be coming out of contract with the lovely Fox Spirit Books shortly. If you always planned on buying it but never quite got round to it, now could be your last chance to grab a copy! It’s available as paperback (£5.99) or Kindle (£2.99) on Amazon UK or Amazon … More Last chance to buy…
