Our stay in an Irish backwater was hardly eventful, but still brought some interesting discoveries, like the Japanese Garden in Kildare which depicts a whole lifetime from the Cave of Birth to the Hill of Mourning – and very prettily too. Our trip also confirmed my previous impression that outside the cities, Ireland is more … Continue reading Footsteps
Looking out on our garden, I can’t believe that Ireland can be any greener than what we have here, thanks to rain, rain and more rain (and the tender ministrations of my Head Gardener) . But now it’s time to see for ourselves just how green the Emerald Isle can get. By the time you read this (if … Continue reading Back soon
Trawling my local library for something in the creative non-fiction category, I spotted Simon Winchester’s The Map that Changed the World and decided on the basis of the opening pages to bring it home. The first few chapters had just the kind of imagined detail that kept me interested in the life story of William Smith and his geological explorations, … Continue reading Local hero
In view of the sluggishness of the fiction market and my ongoing historical research, I’ve been seriously considering the concept of creative non-fiction. As a one time fan of Dava Sobel, I think I at least have an inkling of what’s involved, and a fellow writer has encouraged me with the news that C.N.F. really … Continue reading More desperate than romantic
When Miss Pitch asked for romantic novels, I couldn’t resist submitting Bel and Alec to Pitch Parlour. Comments are already flooding in, and quite a few are positive. Should I give my star-crossed lovers another outing to the publishing world? I only wished I had checked the text I lazily lifted from another file more … Continue reading Pitch Parlour
