I am very nearly finished writing my new book. In fact – by the time you read this, I may well have finished. Writing a book is like giving birth – there are times things race along at great speed and you think – this will be done soon. There are other times when…
I have about as much artistic design ability as my cat – possibly less. So my book covers make me nervous. I know my book better than anyone… and I should know what cover will suit it. But I don’t. I have ideas – and they are usually rubbish – because I am a writer,…
It’s August – so webmaster John and I have been settling down in fields with a few thousand close friends for that most English of events – folk festivals. I’d never been to such an event before coming to England – and despite my impressive attendance record at such events during the past few years,…
I have finally bid farewell to my much loved old phone. It made telephone calls , took photos and sent messages – but even that was a bit of an effort. So now I have a smart phone… and am worried that it might just be smarter than me… My excuse was that I needed…
After talking about heroes last week (a favourite pastime) I thought in the interests of equality this week I should talk about heroines… While it was easy to come up with great heroes and understand what makes them great – I found it a lot harder with heroines. The first thing I realised was…
I’ve reached the part of my new book where my heroine has to decide between two very different men… and that got me thinking about heroes. What makes a man a hero? What sets him apart from (dare I say above) other men? I’ve made a list… because lists are good.
A is for arrivals and greeting old friends B is for books – that’s why we are there. C is for chocolate – lots of it D is for dinner – a gala event – and for the delicious desert
Continuing my present habit of visiting troubled parts of the world, last week I found myself in Jerusalem. The city’s history stretches into the distant past – but it seems always to have been embroiled in conflict… According to the history books (well – Wikipedia) it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked…
It was my month for catching up with the books my friends have been writing. And it’s always a pleasure to be able to honestly recommend a friend’s book. Of course – some of my friends are pretty fine writers.
