Crossing was provided as a prompt last April (2023). I wasn’t inspired by the chicken so much as the word prompt… which reminded me of the short story X Marks the Spot, that in turn gave me book 8 of
Crossing | #writephoto Flash Fiction
A2Z Book Review | Meru by S B Divya
Meru… a fascinating new scifi book by SB Divya, and my selection for the letter M today. Saturdays are my usual review day, and new books are always a mixed bag. Other days of the week the A2Z books have
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
Friday Excerpt: Dylan and Kevin take a trip
Dylan and Kevin are two of the protagonists of my new book The Princelings of the North (book 8 of the Princelings of the East series). I thought today I’d take you a little further into the book, helping you
Book Launch | The Princelings of the North
The Princelings of the North is launched today! Yes, it’s out on all platforms, for a special book launch price. I hope you enjoy it enough to leave a nice review at your purchase site! The Princelings of the North
Flashback Friday | Bravo Victor, rider of the storm
Flashback Friday is a monthly meme where you revisit a post you think deserves to be seen again (and again…). You can sign up to post in the Flashback Friday linky, but put a link to your blog there, so
Best of 2017 Giveaway Hop
The Best of 2017 Giveaway is a delightful Hop organised by Bookhounds, to whom we are very grateful. It enables us to celebrate our best reads of 2017, whether published in the year or not. My Best of 2017 I
Friday Excerpt | Lord Colman names his drink
Lord Colman is one of the antagonists of the Princelings of the East series. He’s also Prince Kevin’s uncle. Colman is the reason why Kevin is not yet king of Castle Deeping. Since my new book The Princelings of the
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
November already? Oh Heck!
November already? Oh, heck! The trouble with being an indie author, is that I’d like to be writing, and I can’t. I should write more, since that’s what I do. But once I get some stories written, they need to
CHERISHED Blogfest | Jemima’s guinea pigs
Guinea pigs came into my world on 26th July 2007. A red-letter day indeed. It was probably the first day of the rest of my life. At first I resisted making them my post for the Cherished BlogFest 2017. Then
Mapping the Realms – a job for #Inktober
I’m mapping the Realms again. I can understand if you don’t understand that, but it’s a little extra you can find on the Princelings website – a map of the Realms, the Princelings world, as relevant to books 1-5. Why
#FridayFlash excerpt | Kevin escapes
I thought you’d like an excerpt from The Princelings of the North this week, since I used the first sentence of the 21st page in my Challenge example on Monday. I was hoping to work on an idea for Chuck
Monday memories | An interview with Ludo, the Pirate King
The Pirate King first appeared in the Princelings and the Pirates. This interview comes from a series I did in the summer of 2012 – five years ago!! I can’t quite believe it. You may find it interesting, as I
#Flashback Friday | X Marks the Spot #AtoZChallenge
I was looking forward to finding a title beginning with X for my flash fiction today, although I was also tempted to borrow Rebecca Douglass’s spaceman Xavier Xanthum. Then I realised it was the last Friday of the month, so