If you are looking for some holiday reading – or advice on travel destinations – they…
Evonne Wareham
Grrrr ….
Well, I didn’t make it – the book is still here. Been working hard, but got…
Miscellaneous
The new roof on the house is almost finished – the new book is in the…
Plot holes and rabbit holes
Book 4 in the Riviera series progresses – slowly. I can’t remember if I said, but…
Let them eat cake?
Yesterday I had a really nice day – the belated celebration for making the final of…
In the background. Or in the office.
It’s strange to think that three years ago talking about seeing friends on Zoom would have…
Nearly there?
The WIP – provisionally titled Masquerade on the Riviera – is in the third and I…
Its a bit hectic around here.
Life has been little chaotic for the last few weeks, but it is settling down now.…
Greenway – Agatha Christie’s Holiday Home
This is the last post from my recent trip to the English Riviera. As part of…
A Trip to the English Riviera
Ever since I began the “Riviera” series I’ve had it in mind to set a book…
A Criminally Good Weekend
I’m just back from the Crime Writers’ Annual Conference – an “annual” conference that has been…
It’s the atmosphere.
Last week I was talking about popular buildings that feature in romance novels. That got me…
Special kinds of building for romance readers?
Many romance readers will be familiar with the idea of a trope – there are quite…
Putting yourself in your books.
Writing is a strange occupation. I’ve heard it described as telling lies for a living. And…
Age is just a number?
Readers of romance are said to have expectations – the biggest being that the book will…
March is my favourite month?
I think it might be – simply because with the passing of the equinox there are…
It’s finished!
A bitter sweet moment as I have just finished the hand written draft of Riviera Book…
What a night!
Well, I didn’t win the Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thriller 2022. I didn’t really expect…
By This Time Next Week
It’s getting closer. The winners of the Romantic Novelists’ Association awards will be announced at an…
A WIP Playlist?
A lot of authors write to music – and issue a playlist for the books. I’m…
A lot to learn?
Regular readers will probably have realised by now that I am a bit off a junkie…
Writers in their Ivory Towers?
Writing is essentially a solitary occupation. Possibly because of this writing retreats, where a group of…
How many dreams can you have come true?
It took me a very long time to make it as a published author. When I…
the good stuff and the bad stuff.
On the whole it’s good stuff, but every silver lining has a cloud. Good stuff –…