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Who needs words when there are pictures? The Historical Novel Society Conference 2012 was BRILLIANT, and in my blog for this week, I'm going to take you through some of the...
Yes, it’s the launch of The Road Back
Venue: Waterstones Oxford Date: 14th September, 2012 Time: 6.30 to 8pm Thank you, marvellous family and friends. Thank you, wonderful staff of Waterstones Oxford, led by...
A day to remember
Looking back to last Friday, I wonder that I was so nervous about my two radio interviews. But I was. No, I wasn't - I was SCARED STIFF. My first Publication Day was also going...
No prizes for guessing my blog today.
For once, I am going to remain silent (almost). There's only one thing it could be today - THE ROAD BACK. THE ROAD BACK is published by Choc Lit on Friday, 7th September, and...
Hello, all! I’m back…
...after a very busy, but brilliant, summer. The few weeks since I posted a blog divide into three main segments (although the bits in between were pretty good, too) - the RNA...
This time next week …
I'm off to Penrith to the RNA Conference 2012 tomorrow morning. If it's as much fun as all of the other RNA conferences I've been to, it's going to be a brilliant few days. The...
In a word (OK, in two words), Colin Dexter
My wait to see the finished cover of The Road Back is, at last, over. The final touch to the cover was a sentence of endorsement. I've enlarged the cover so that you can read the...
Secrets and Lives
I saw a really excellent play last Saturday - The Witness, by Vivienne Franzmann. I see a lot of plays, and this was one of the best I've seen recently. Playing at The Jerwood...
Less is more
On Monday, I watched a film that I'd recorded last week, The Young Victoria. I'd seen the film before and remembered it for its lovely romantic moments. After a hectic weekend, I...
Don’t do as I so nearly did
Yes, you've seen this photo before. Heather is mentioned in my blog today because last week she saved me from doing something stupid. That something stupid involved A Dangerous...
Showing too little
'Telling, not showing' is a criticism that authors may sometimes hear about their work. It means that the author is telling the reader what happened, or is happening, rather than...
If you’ve gotta know, you’ve gotta know
It's amazing what a person will do to find out something that isn't their business - in this instance, that person being me! Yesterday evening, I was sitting with my friend,...
Photos from the RNA Summer Party, 2012
You'll know from various blogs, twitter and Facebook, that the RNA Summer Party was a HUGE SUCCESS!! I took a great many photos throughout the evening, and I thought I'd show...
What exactly is the RNA event tomorrow, Thursday?
For some time now, twitter and Facebook have been buzzing with talk about the RNA party that's taking place tomorrow at The Royal Overseas League, in London - who's going,...
If not Mr. Darcy, who?
Ask any romantic fiction author for the name of the fictional man they'd most like to invite to an intimate dinner for two, and I bet the majority would say Mr. Darcy. That, too,...
A sly wink wouldn’t have gone amiss…
Spoiler alert!! If you're going to see Filumena at the Almeida, don't read the following! Those who follow me on twitter will know that I went to see Filumena last Saturday. This...
Well I never!
Last Friday evening, I went to a highly informative talk organised by The Friends of Watlington Library. The speaker was Anthony Forbes-Watson, Chief Executive and Managing...
The Write Words
A side effect of setting A Bargain Struck in Wyoming Territory, 1887, is that it's made me more aware of the language we use today. Obviously, when writing novels set in the...
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