It’s the last week of this year’s A to Z Challenge and I’ve reached probably the most difficult letter, X. I always think of X Marks the Spot, which was a short story I wrote which turned out to be
X is for X Marks the Spot #atoz2025 #booksky
M is for the Messenger Misadventures #AtoZChallenge2021
The Messenger Misadventures has been out for a week, and I’m very grateful to those people who have already bought it! About the Messenger Misadventures This collection of four short stories for young readers (8+) is set on the Isle
Two weeks to the Messenger Misadventures #mgfiction
Two weeks until the launch of the Messenger Misadventures, and I’m still editing the final version. Mailing list subscribers should get an advance offer as soon as I’ve uploaded it. Dylan, Deirdre, and Dougall This is the collection of stories
Returning | Haiku #writephoto from January
Returning was the returning writephoto challenge from Sue Vincent in January. I caught up with the second one. Now Sue is having eye trouble and has had to skip blogging for a while till that’s sorted. I know how close
Collected Adventures – what to call it?
The collected adventures of Dylan, Dougall and Deirdre is nearing completion. I’m wondering what to call it. This is a project that emerged from the short stories I originally did for the BookElves Anthologies. Then I did a follow-up in
Thursday #writephoto | Glass: Deirdre Goes Boating
Glass was the writephoto prompt from this time last year. I’m trying to catch up with Sue Vincent’s meme while she’s doing other things. I hope she’s doing well and will be back soon. This was the photo prompt: When
U is for Ulva and the Isle of Mull #AtoZChallenge2018
Ulva is a small island off the north-west coast of the Isle of Mull, which itself is off the north-west coast of Scotland. And I suppose Scotland is part of the island group of the northwest coast of Europe…. I’m
Happy birthday, Dylan and Dougall, six years old today
Well, Dylan and Dougall would have been six today, but it is nearly two years since they left us. The memory of Dylan’s cheeky authority and Dougall’s steadfast friendship remains. I’m glad I can write them into my stories, and