A year ago, I travelled to America and wrote a book, amongst many other things (sort-of-fainting, firefly spottings, book bingeing, wearing a polka dot dress with blue tights and red shoes - you know, the usual). Inspired by Mystic Seaport, several friends and I sat around a table and concocted a plot. It was going… Continue reading An Accidental Publishing
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Ashley Townsend and the Author No-No #1
Today I have the pleasure of having author Ashley Townsend pop over for a visit. Grab a cup of your chosen beverage - be it tea, coffee or something nice and cool - and settle down to a chat with Ashley, who is the author of Rising Shadows, and its sequel, Chasing Shadows. Quickly! Tell… Continue reading Ashley Townsend and the Author No-No #1
Recountings – Villette: an Adverse Reaction
Disclaimer: This was, for the most part, written the Day After Reading, when the trauma was still fresh and painful in my mind. Villette by Charlotte Bronte - Here be Spoilers - Perhaps I should have looked a little more closely at the reviews I read weeks before starting Villette. Perhaps I should have opened… Continue reading Recountings – Villette: an Adverse Reaction
A Recounting: The Talisman Ring, Deathbeds and [plenty of] Adventure
At first, The Talisman Ring and I weren't going to get along very well. The first character introduced, Sir Tristram Shield, seemed altogether too dry to be the Proper Heyer Hero. He meets with his great-uncle, who is Soon To Die, and hears him propose that he should wed his cousin. The first half of… Continue reading A Recounting: The Talisman Ring, Deathbeds and [plenty of] Adventure
So I Drove Seven Hours To Buy Some Books
For some time, I've seen Hay-On-Wye 'The Town of Books' lurking around the internet, and being in need of driving experience (and *cough* books) I decided to venture forth to Wales. Envisioning a land of glorious books with even more glorious prices, I found, well I found a lot of books, tourists and winding village… Continue reading So I Drove Seven Hours To Buy Some Books
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