Returning from an incredibly sunny weekend in Cornwall (Carlyon Bay pictured left) reminds me how I’ve always been a lover of the sea (and possibly married a native of Anglesey just to guarantee a lifetime of sea-side holidays!) But I confess I had never heard of Mersea island until I was contacted by Juliet Doyle, a reader … Continue reading Coast
Despite the protestations of the UK contingent it looks like Amazon are sticking to their guns, but now that I have given in and bought something from amazon.com, I’ve been able to join the fray on the ABNA forum, where non-US entrants have formed a kind of writers’ co-operative to ensure we all get some … Continue reading Power to the people!
Well, there I was looking forward to a quiet blog about finishing Iain Banks’ The Crow Road and doing losts of reviewing for the Front List, when an email popped up telling me I’m a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Woohoo? Well, actually, maybe not! First of all, the elaborate procedures for ABNA … Continue reading Amazon: woohoo or boo-hoo?
Because this site is really about the novel, I haven’t so far found space for a list of the blogs I follow myself. Eventually I might make a page where you can see all of them, but for now here are one or two that have either been on my list for a while or are … Continue reading Blog of blogs
A heavy cold has kept me glued to the computer and so I’ve gone ahead with the changes. Hope that you like the new title and the new version of Chapter 1 (though only the eagle-eyed may spot the differences!) Thanks also to those who have inspired me to go ahead with the latest revisions, … Continue reading All change!
