Managing Expectations Have you, like me, been thinking about the New Year and the possibilities it holds? My last post was about making new year’s resolutions, and I mentioned two alternatives. The ideas came from my friend in Hawaii, David … Continue reading →

New Year’s Resolutions I must admit to finding birthdays and the start of a new year rather daunting. They’re both times to reflect on past successes but also to dwell on the previous year’s failures. Even more disturbing than what’s … Continue reading →

Throughout my life I’ve always loved meeting people from other countries and when I heard Stefania’s Italian accent on a recent Zoom meeting, I was intrigued. Not just intrigued – I was extremely impressed that she’d had short stories and … Continue reading →

The fifth part in the Lady Amelia Saga was published at the end of October 2022 and is now out as paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited on Amazon, here https://mybook.to/ThePearlOfAphrodite The first parts are ‘The Duchess of Sydney’ which you can … Continue reading →

Introducing Carrie Hewlett I first met Carrie Hewlett on a Zoom meeting and was amazed at how many short stories she’d had published. I have yet to meet her face to face but perhaps next year? I asked her a … Continue reading →

Carrying on with my interviews of fellow Pocket Novelists, this time, I’m introducing Sue Cook. I first met Sue on Zoom meetings during lockdown. As well as both being Pocket Novelists, we belong to the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) and … Continue reading →

Introducing Alan C. Williams Continuing with my conversations with fellow Pocket Novelists, I put some questions to Alan C. Williams who writes Pocket Novels as A.C. Williams but also other books under the name Alan C. Williams. As you can … Continue reading →

Introducing Pocket Novelist, Enid Reece. During the next few weeks, I thought I’d feature some of my fellow Pocket Novelists on my blog.  By ‘Pocket Novelist’, I mean someone who has had a Pocket Novel published by D.C. Thomson in … Continue reading →

Visit to Paycocke’s House in Coggeshall, Essex The other day my husband and I passed through Coggeshall in Essex. We were on our way to the National Trust Medieval Grange Barn to watch a brilliant performance of Pygmalion by DOT … Continue reading →

Blists Hill Victorian Town Visit I was recently fortunate enough to attend the Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference in the Harper Adams University, Newport. My husband and I arrived in Telford a day before the conference and we decided to explore Blists … Continue reading →