... how me holding some prickly chestnuts on top of a windy hill (as mentioned in my last post) could possibly be connected with writing, here's a look at my next cunning plan.
An Uncomfortable Moment
This morning, for the good of my writing career, we went out to take a photo of me holding some chestnuts. This was uncomfortable for several reasons - 1) The cases are jolly prickly. 2) It took a while and - a) I had to keep my arm out, so my shadow wasn't in shot. … Continue reading An Uncomfortable Moment
Half a dozen at less than half price!
All of my novel ebooks are currently reduced to 99p/99c. Usual price is £3.49 / $4.99. Offer ends 16th October 2023. Leave Nothing But Footprints Sharing a campervan in the beautiful Welsh countryside sounds, idyllic and Jess always gets what she wants – but is Eliot more than she can handle? Paint Me A Picture … Continue reading Half a dozen at less than half price!
Wednesday word of the week – Riffle
Hands up who thought I'd put an extra f in the title? Anyone? No? Oh, I was sure I'd catch someone out. Riffling, as you know, means to turn pages in quick succession (my book Paint Me a Picture is such a page turner you're sure to riffle through it) to shuffle cards or something to do with gold washing. … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Riffle
Pennies In Fountains
My latest story in My Weekly Is called Pennies In Fountains. You might be able to guess what I was looking at when I got the idea for this story. I've written before about wishes coming true, but this time I thought about the actual coins. What happens to them once they've helped the people … Continue reading Pennies In Fountains
Wednesday word of the week – standardise
When I checked my dictionary to see if standardise should be spelled standardise or standardize I found that both versions are acceptable. Either way it means to make something fit in with a standard. Have you noticed that standardisation often seems to involve bringing everything or everyone down to the lowest common denominator rather than trying to raise them up to … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – standardise
Another Game Of Conkers
One of my stories, A Game Of Conkers, is currently available to read on the My Weekly website. It was published in the magazine last year and it's nice to think they feel it's worthy of another outing.. We're currently sheltering from the wind and rain in the mobile writing retreat (campervan) and making good … Continue reading Another Game Of Conkers
Wednesday word of the week – Plash
Plash can mean a pool or puddle, or a splashing sound. It's usually used in reference to water and I feel it suggests something gentle and refreshing. A fountain plashing water into a large basin where weary tourists stop to rest. A beach being plashed by the tide. The sound of oars plashing into a sunlit river overhung with willows. It's the … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Plash
Sunny September Saturday
Here's what this writer's life was like on the hottest day of the year. 6.30 Too hot to stay in bed, so I got up and made tea (it's never too hot for tea). I'd hit a snag with the ending of book 2 in my cosy crime series, but woke with part of the … Continue reading Sunny September Saturday
Wednesday word of the week – Lickety-split
To go lickety-split means to rush headlong towards something, or travel at full speed. To me, it rather suggests one should be heading in the direction of a couple of frightfully nice chaps, serving lashings of ginger beer. We don't generally go lickety-split in our van (it doesn't half rattle if we do) but we expect it to go … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Lickety-split