One of the most useful pieces of practical advice, that is often given about writing, is…
Evonne Wareham
Making conversation
Dining with friends the other evening, the subject came up of the effect that things you…
The villain of the piece
Practically every writer I know, and most of them are really very nice people, will tell…
Returning to the scene of the crime
I like to write romance. I like the developing love story, the baggage that the protagonists…
Now what?
It is a week since I handed in the thesis. I’m still very tired, but I…
Written in haste …
Just to say total panic here. The deadline for you-know-what is one week away and I…
Looking a lot like Christmas?
Okay – with publishers presenting their festive offerings and my local restaurant leafleting their Christmas Menu,…
Post from the Past
Another one from the archive again. I’m nearly done with the thesis, so then …. In…
Can I use that?
It’s a short post today, as the deadline for the thesis is getting scarily near, and…
Running away to conference
I spent the weekend at my old university, in the company of several hundred romantic novelists,…
Looking forward to research
I have a new passport!! The old one was very expired – I only found out…
Borrowing ideas
I came across a book last week from a favourite author that I hadn’t read. It…
Dipping into the archives again
A bit of fun that I found among the old posts I wouldn’t do that, if…
Celebrating a Birthday
Not mine – my publishers, Choc-Lit, who have been producing fabulous books for ten whole years.…
If you’re not writing books, what are you doing?
Well, today I’m unpicking a chapter on Air Raid Shelters in Cardiff. Hey – whatever floats…
Out of the past
It’s another from the archives today, as I am buried so deep in the PhD I may never…
Crime and Coffee
The Second Crime and Coffee Festival will be taking place in Cardiff next week – from…
The power of scent
At the moment the garden is full of jasmine, just coming into bloom. The stuff grows…
Salvaging something
This week’s post was nearly all about pig swill. In the Day Job I’m deeply enmeshed…
Summer in San Remo – in Norwegian
One of the exciting things about being an author is getting copies of books with your name on,…
A visit to the flower show and a touch of nostalgia
The week before last I went to the RHS Flower Show in Cardiff – it’s the one…
It’s not just the writing
At the moment, with my head stuck in the PhD, it feels like that’s all there…