Tag Archives: Kindle

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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A Lake in Switzerland – live!

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

Fancy a holiday in N.E. Switzerland? It’s a lovely area, and I should know – I’ve lived here for nearly thirty years. If anyone had told me when I arrived in this little town on the banks of Lake Constance … Continue reading →

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Holiday in Switzerland, anyone?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Imagine having the chance to spend a week in a hotel by a lovely Swiss lake, all expenses paid. That’s what happens to Stacy in my soon-to-be-published novella, A Lake in Switzerland. Just before the story starts, Stacy is wondering … Continue reading →

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Kind of Book…

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

Just a quickie to say that Baby Dear is up for book of the month at Kind of Books. If you feel like voting for it – or any of the others – you can do so here until July … Continue reading →

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The A B C of writing a book… (only slightly tongue-in-cheek)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

Please note, this is not a list of instructions – that needs no A B C. To write a book, ‘all’ you need to do, according to a cartoon doing the rounds on social media, is: Sit. Stay. Write. This … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing – shocks and surprises…

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

This week saw two very different ‘anniversaries’ in my flat in north-east Switzerland. The first, and arguably the more important, was the 10-week birthday of The Attic Room, my first venture into self-publishing. When I released it I reckoned I’d … Continue reading →

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