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Daria’s Daughter
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Category Archives: My books
Classic Comfort reads…
Now that the A-Z of books is drawing to a close (it’s the letter V next), I thought I’d start a new +/- monthly series, and this time, let other people choose the books too. I’m starting today, and next … Continue reading
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Tagged A Room with a View, Classic Comfort, Coma, Daria's Daughter, reading
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A sneak peek inside Daria’s Daughter… #newbook
I’m very excited about my new book, published next week by the lovely people at Hobeck Books. It’s set in my old home town, Glasgow, so today we’ll have a look at some of the places in the book, and … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Daria's Daughter, Hobeck Books, Writing
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(Almost) Silent Sunday…
Cold January in one corner of N. E. Switzerland. A winter-empty whirlpool fountain, and the remains of a muted New Year celebration. A local hotel, locked down and waiting for customers. Beavers have been at work in the woods near … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged Hobeck Books, Switzerland, winter
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2020 – the year that was…
Well. I usually give my New Year post the subheading: the best of times and the worst of times. But there wasn’t much about 2020 that was ‘best’, though we can sum up the lowlights of the past twelve months … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged 2020, Alison Baillie, Cass Grafton, coronavirus, Daria's Daughter, Hobeck Books, Jill Marsh, Louise Mangos, New Year
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Short stories for Christmas…
Welcome to week two of my Christmas reads – it’s anthologies this week. I contributed to two of these, and one is a freebie – keep reading!(Click the cover images to see the books on Amazon or the publisher’s website.) … Continue reading
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Tagged anthologies, free books, Hobeck Books, Team Verrico, The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Write Romantics
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Feel-good for Christmas…
Over the next three weekends, I’ll be posting about Christmas reads, with a post about anthologies next week followed by crime fiction the week after. We’re starting off more romantically, though – if anyone’s looking for a feel-good book for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, feel-good fiction, Morton Gray, Sharon Booth
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New Book News – when fate lends a hand…
It was sheer coincidence. A few weeks ago, I sat down at my pc one evening and opened up Facebook to see what was happening in the world according to my FB friends. First thing I saw was a post … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Hobeck Books, video, Writing
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Google searches this week…
The internet is a blessing when you’re writing a book. I often wonder how writers managed before the www was part of daily life. For your main research, it’s usually more helpful to go and look at whatever you need … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Isle of Skye, Writing
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(Almost) Silent Sunday…
Autumn is inching ever closer here in N.E. Switzerland – but summer’s still putting up a fight. And Death Wish is in the middle of a make-over, with a lovely new cover image. Big thanks to The Cover Collection, brilliant … Continue reading
How (not) to name your minor characters…
I may be having problems with my current work-in-progress… Draft one was completed and polished a few months ago and went to my fabulous editor for the first edit. (Edit 1 is mainly about the plot, structure and character development) … Continue reading