Boats – and lots of them – in a harbour which could be anywhere. Could be several down the east coast of England. I expect several more could be tagged for this photo prompt from KL Caley at New2Writing.com. We’re
Boats | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Approach | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Approach was the word to accompany this week’s #writephoto, posted as usual by KL Caley at New2Writing.com. The keep looming out of the little stand of trees caught my imagination, and it reminded me of late autumn days with the
Book Review | The Night Hawks by @EllyGriffiths
The Night Hawks – number thirteen in the Ruth Galloway series. And Elly Griffiths is already onto number 14! This one finished my summer reading with a bang, and gave me an N for my Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge. The
Book Review | Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
Vesper Flights is the new book by the author of H is for Hawk, which has been on my list for ages. I’m very grateful to Net-Galley and the publishers, Random House Jonathan Cape, for the opportunity of a pre-release
Book Review | Crow Country by Mark Cocker #StillWild
Crow Country was the first Mark Cocker book I came across, and realised it was a Norfolk book. Years ago I ran a ‘Local Hero’ reading challenge, where participants could add books about their own local patch – the size
Book Review | The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway #11)
The Stone Circle came out in February in the UK, and for once I hadn’t pre-ordered it. So when I was on NetGalley’s original site by accident and saw it on offer for readers, I jumped at the chance. This
Norfolk Saffron – a visit to their Open Day
Norfolk Saffron held an Open Day on 8th September. That’s a bit random, you might say. What has it to do with my blog? You may remember I reviewed The Saffron Trail in June for #30DaysWild after my bookclub read
Nightjar – random act of wildness #30DaysWild
Nightjar was on my list for #30DaysWild, but I realised time was running out. It was 9pm on Saturday evening, and I thought, well, I’ve just got time to find one. Nightjar on Buxton Heath I was introduced to Norfolk
Barn Owl – Travelling companion #30DaysWild
The Barn Owl ghosts across the fields, ever alert for field mice or shrews. It pounces, has a short struggle, then lifts off, something dangling from its feet, and heads off to feed the hungry brood. Yes, it’s June, it’s
Book Reviews | An Elly Griffiths BookFest
Elly Griffiths published her tenth Ruth Galloway book in February. Despite having pre-ordered the paperback version from Amazon (due out in July), I got an ARC from NetGalley, and then wondered whether I was doing the right thing, since I
Reflections on #AtoZChallenge2018
The customary Reflections on the A to Z challenge I find interesting. Sometimes I get round other people’s, people I had intended to see more of during the month, and then work back through their post. Sometimes their Reflections post
N is for Norfolk #AtoZChallenge2018
Norfolk is the focus for my writing inspirations today. You may think that I did Norfolk for H when I talked about Hickling, Horsey, and the Broads. People say Norfolk is flat. The Broads are flat. How Hill is about
H is for Hickling and Horsey #AtoZChallenge 2018
Hickling Broad and Horsey Mere combine to make an area in Norfolk that inspires my ‘marsh’ for my Princelings of the East series of books. And since my A to Z Challenge theme is ‘my writing inspiration’, I thought I’d
Thank you, Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome’s anniversary falls next Saturday. It’ll be fifty years since the death of this prolific writer, who created a series of children’s books that has stood the test of time. The Swallows and Amazons stories are still as popular
Book Review | Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Dying Fall is number 5 in Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series, and it’s a cracking read. I discovered books 6 and 7 waiting on my shelf, purchased at Noirwich (when I met the author). It’s fair to say I’m a big