Category Archives: books

Visiting Yorkshire and – new book!

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

After the fraught journey to get to Leeds, I settled down in my hotel and started the week’s busy programme of book and family events. First up was meeting writer Carmen Radtke, who was on the blog a few months … Continue reading →

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Statues (and things) in Switzerland…

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

  On Friday and Saturday I spent a few hours in Zug, Central Switzerland, on the way to and from Louise Mangos’ Strangers on a Bridge launch do. There’s a lot to like in Zug – a beautiful lake, a … Continue reading →

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The Cold Cold Sea – a book with many covers…

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

During the writing process, I’m not sure what I was expecting to see on the cover of my second book. It had various working titles along the way, until The Cold Cold Sea came to mind while I was looking … Continue reading →

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Same book, different cover…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

It’s been an odd kind of writing week in N.E. Switzerland. I haven’t done much in the way of actual writing, although novella number four, Christmas in Switzerland, is coming along at a pace which makes me hopeful it can … Continue reading →

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Haven Bridge and Miss Moonshine – The perfect ingredients for a heartwarming anthology!

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

Back in 2014, I contributed a story to Winter Tales, an anthology published by a group of romance writers. It was great fun, so I was interested to hear from Helen Pollard, who needs no introduction to regular blog readers, … Continue reading →

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Fun with screenshots, and some news

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

Sometimes you come across a real gem of an image. I usually do an Amazon-check of my books at the weekend (unless they’re on promotion, when I *may* be tempted to check more often… 🙂 ) So last week, I … Continue reading →

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A Fractured Winter… with Alison Baillie

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

It’s lovely having guests on my blog, and even better when I know them in person as well as on social media. Alison Baillie lives a short train journey away from me, so she’s a ‘close’ friend in more ways … Continue reading →

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Ready for a day with a good book?

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

Now that the weather has turned into something we can enjoy, sitting out on the balcony with a cold drink and a great book, how about stocking up your kindle with a few summer(ish) reads? I joined in a version … Continue reading →

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Memories…

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

We’ve been looking at a lot of old photos recently, sorting out my father’s collection after his death in January. The photo of Dad that terribly hot summer in Switzerland – the one and only time I remember him wearing … Continue reading →

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From first idea to published book: Bea Davenport and The Misper

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

Bea Davenport was the first writer I met in real life. Our debut novels were published in 2013, and we did several bookshop and library events together, and then repeated the process with our second novels in 2014. Since then, … Continue reading →

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