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Cover-phobia – or fear of your book cover
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…
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Recipe for an English Folk Festival
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…
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It's all about work… honestly!
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…
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How to be a heroine
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…
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Holding out for a hero
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…
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The A-Z of a Romantic Novelists Association Conference
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…
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5,000 years of history in an afternoon
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…
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Friends, fiends, fangs and the apocalypse.
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 –…
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The armed, the scared and the very drunk.
Regular readers of this blog will know that I travel a lot in my day job – and sometimes it takes me to places I might not otherwise visit. These places…