The power of tea?

 I’m late with today’s post.

Tools of the trade

 Attending conferences held by your professional

The difficult second book

 I’ve seen a couple of posts/articles about

I have a plan?

 As I told you last week, I’m just back fro

I had a really good time …

 …at the RNA Conference.

Just a sandwich

 On my trip to London last week I took the opportunity of revisiting old haunts from…

Visiting Hampton Court – for the flowers.

  I used to be a enthusiastic attender of flower shows – then came the pandemic…

Posh new office set up

 Backache. Occupational hazard for writers, except this time it wasn’t going away when the round of…

No – I didn’t forget!

 A day late and a dollar short. Sadly because of events beyond my control. My Internet…

Killer tropes?

 The existence of tropes – a recurring theme or plot element –  is an accepted thing…

The Value of Money

Reading books written as contemporary even 20 years ago can show how much the world has…

Out-take from Masquerade on the Riviera

 When you are working though a book with your editor there are scenes that don’t make…

Newsflash

 Reader will probably have noticed a few changes to the Choc-lit branding now that the group…

Pomp and Circumstance

 Thinking about a post today, it really had to be about the Coronation of King Charles…

The Crime Cymru Festival

 A little late with the post this week – since travelling back from Aberystwyth on Monday…

He’s behind you!

 Last week I went to the pantomime – the one starring Ian McKellen as the dame…

A Week of Celebration.

 Last Tuesday saw the publication of Masquerade on the Riviera, the fourth in the Riviera series.  It…

Crime wave

 I woke up on Saturday morning to find I had a dead body on my hands.…

Update on Masquerade on the Riviera

  It’s two weeks to go now until the book finds its way into the world.…

Field Trip

 The first Tuesday in the month is the meeting day for my local chapter of the…

A date for the diary – and a special offer.

 Advance news. I am going to be one of the authors in attendance at a big…

A Sentimental Journey

 Last week I did one of my favourite things and ran away to London. It was…

Bells and whistles

 The edits are done, for the moment. There will be some tidying up next week, I…

Whether Weather?

  Spring is one the way.  I’m a bit late today. Spent most of yesterday with…

The Welsh St Valentine

  St Dwynwen is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine. The patron saint of lovers, and…