Money – a whole load of cash in trays, not the sort of old tobacco tins I keep my book fair change in… I have no idea where I got them. My dad used to smoke a pipe, but I’m
Whose Money? | Flash fiction #writephoto
Book Review | Cauldron’s Bubble (Netherfeld Trilogy #1)
Cauldron’s Bubble is the first book in the Netherfeld Trilogy by Amber Elby. I got all three as a box set from the publishers via NetGalley, and I’m very grateful to them all. The premise, as indicated in the blurb,
Snowflakes and Shivers is now on Pre-Sale at Smashwords
Pre-Sale means you can buy and read it now, before anyone else gets a look-in! I’m not sure how much it means to people, but I’m trying it out again. If you decide to join my email newsletter from that
Jemima’s Folly | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Folly is the prompt for today’s #writephoto prompt from KL Caley at New2Writing.com. I saw pretty much straight away that this was the view from the other side of the Arch we had as the prompt a few weeks ago.
Book Review | Encrypted by Lindsay Buroker @GoblinWriter
Encrypted is the first of a pair of fantasy adventures by Lindsay Buroker. Set in the same universe as the Emperor’s Edge series, this is heavily endowed with cryptography and clean romance. I got both Encrypted books in a Storybundle,
Home is a Bridge | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Bridge is today’s #writephoto prompt from KL Caley at New2Writing.com. I’m a little behind in getting a short story together, and eventually it became very short: under 400 words. But I hope you enjoy them. After I finished, I thought
Book Review | The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
The Cat Who Saved Books was a netgalley book, for which I am very grateful. I seem to have become better at picking books that suit my post-covid brain since I realised the trouble with those more thrilling books I’d
Another paperback is born!
The paperback version of Snowflakes and Shivers went to my publisher today. I’m hoping to get the proof back in time for the Gift Fair at Romsey Town Hall on Saturday 18th. The ebook versions are also ready and uploaded,
Book Blast | Anarchy (War of Nytefall #7) @cyallowitz
War of Nytefall: Anarchy. As the vampires battle in the shadows, a new enemy appears to drag them into the light! The paladins of Windemere have had enough! As the Vampire Civil War heats up, mysterious murders are being committed
Bandstand | Flash Fiction #writephoto
Bandstand – a fixture of local parks in the UK, and I hope elsewhere in the world. I assumed that, like choirs, bands have had a tough time during Covid. This prompt left me thinking of the resurrection, or at
Book Review | Drath verse Nos. 1 + 2 by Meyari McFarland
The Drath verse (series) is variously termed a Drath Romance Novel, Drath SF Novel and the Drath Universe. I’m not sure what title I got this trilogy as from Storybundle, but I put the three books in separately, which led
Preparing a Book Stall | September 2021 #IWSG
I’m doing a book stall at a Craft and Gift Fair on September 18th. It’s been several years since I last did one, which was in my (then) Village Hall. So I knew everyone, and a reasonable number of people
The Crow and his Guest – Portal | #writephoto Flash Fiction
The Crow of Nine-World is no longer on this blog, since he’s in one of my flash fiction collections–Critters and Crises, probably. Although there are two stories about him… I wonder what the other one is called? Oh yes. Anyway,
Book Review | August Catch-up
August is a good month to catch up on books. These were the shorter ones that I read earlier in the year but didn’t give formal reviews on the blog. Now it’s the end of August, and I really should
Book Review | The Year of Shadows @ClaireLegrand
The Year of Shadows was, I think, a near miss for Book of the Month for GMGR a few years ago. I put it on my list anyway, sure that it would be picked soon… but so far, not. I
Cliff Edge | Flash Fiction #writephoto
Cliff edge. How to write this one without being predictable? Memories of a real cliff edge came back to me. Let’s see how it goes. My thanks as always to KL Caley at New2Writing.com for continuing the #writephoto prompt each
Book Review | The Madness of Crowds
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny came to me as a Net-Galley offering. It’s well through the Inspector Gamache series, which I first encountered in A to Z Challenge 2014 when I needed a book starting with Q, and
The Forgotten Arch | Flash Fiction #writephoto
Arch is the prompt for #writephoto this week. It’s a lovely photo by KL Caley, and gave me several ideas, but only one that persisted. I’m having trouble fitting everything in at present. Editing Zanzibar’s Rings is competing now with
Book Review | Moonlight Dancer by Deb Atwood
Moonlight Dancer fascinated me. The blurb suggests it could be something different, something time-twisty, and would be good for my exposure to international culture. And I love the cover! It came in a story-bundle, which means I paid a small
#IWSG August 2020 | Writing Craft
Question of the Month is on writing craft… What is your favorite writing craft book? Think of a book that every time you read it you learn something or you are inspired to write or try the new technique. And
Book Review | The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood
The Perfect Life caught my eye when it came up on offer at Net-galley, mainly because I remember being thrilled to bits with another Nuala Ellwood title—My Sister’s Bones. I’m very grateful to the publishers and net-galley for the opportunity.
Editing update: Not the Camp Nano Round-up #amediting
Editing. Yes, it is not the Camp NaNoWriMo round-up, for the simple reason I’m not doing Camp NaNo, although I did in April, when I wrote the current project. I’ve given it up in favour of self-discipline! Although, since we’ve
The Submerged Antique Vase | Flash Fiction #writephoto
Submerged Antique Vase is connected to one I did a couple of years ago now, to the WEP prompt Antique Vase. As that’s now in Greed and Retribution you can’t look it up (although you can buy that collection on
Book Review | What You Can See From Here
What You Can See From Here sang out at me when I first saw it advertised as available for review on Netgalley. I thank the author, publisher, translator and everyone involved in it. It was the perfect antidote for my
The Community Hub | Flash fiction #writephoto
Community is the focus word for this week’s #writephoto. It’s not something I’ve experienced much in the last eighteen months, except for the magnificent community of writers and bloggers online. But I’ve taken a few steps into the wide world