One of the nicest things about lockdown easing is that we can now get about locally rather than just staying in our town. We’ve made the most of it over Easter with several trips out, including a lovely one to Coniston on Saturday. We expected the area to be madly busy thanks to the sunshine … More Two go on a coppery trail
Our next door neighbour has been digging out a new flower bed in his very pretty cottage garden. His house used to be a warehouse and stables before it was converted to a dwelling, and it’s obvious that his garden must have been the junk heap judging by the things he’s been discovering. These included … More Buried treasure
Well, estuary-side would be closer to the mark. This morning we needed to collect something a friend had made for us. They live in a village that’s just the other side of Morecambe Bay, and now that the ‘stay local’ rule is no longer being fully enforced we decided to make a trip of it … More Two go to the seaside
The process of producing a book from start (first words on screen or page) to finish (the published book, hopefully!) can be long, arduous, and emotionally draining. The sheer hard work has often struck me before: long hours spent typing or chewing the end of a pen when the words won’t come, frustration, sudden spurts … More The emotion of writing
Apologies to my lovely publisher Fox Spirit Books for not pouncing on this sooner, but I’ve only just spotted that the Kindle version of my paranormal romp ‘Got Ghosts?’ is now on sale for less. Quite a bit less, actually, since the original price of £5.99 has now come down to a mere £2.99. For … More All the ghosts, less money
The Library of Rejected Beauty is one of those wonderful ideas that only comes along occasionally, but once it does you wonder that nobody thought of it before. Basically, it’s an online magazine dedicated to taking only those stories that have been rejected elsewhere, but which are still valid works in their own right. On … More Taking flight
I’ve just heard some excellent news (and let’s face it, we could all do with some of that at the moment!) courtesy of this piece in the Banbury Guardian. After far too long off our TV screens, the archaeology show Time Team is back this year and included on the menu is a vast Roman … More Time Team returns
You’ll have noticed I haven’t been posting much about trips out lately. There’s a good reason for that – thanks to the latest lockdown, we haven’t been allowed to make any. However, yesterday we had an errand to run in the neighbouring town of Ambleside, and while we were there it made sense to combine … More Watery Reward
The twin evils of lockdown and bad weather come with one silver lining – lots of time to sit at the computer and write. This is probably bad for my overall fitness levels, but good for producing new stuff. And the good news is that after a couple of months of hard graft, I’ve just … More New book on the horizon?
Both my grandfathers were heavily involved in the Second World War and I grew up listening to their stories, so I’ve always had a fascination with the period and with books set at the time. Step forward my friend Anne Barwell, whose latest m/m romance Winter Duet falls into that exact category. The book is … More Taking the scenic route…
