Recently, I read a book that I was surprised I hadn’t read before, as it was absolutely my kind of book: A Month in the Country, by J L Carr. The central story concerns a young man, Tom Birkin, who, in the aftermath of the First World War – from which he has returned damaged, mentally …
How did you become a writer? (Part 2)
For those of you who’ve read one or more of my books but knows little about me as a writer, I thought I’d share some selected questions and answers from some of the online “interviews” I’ve taken part in over the years. For last month’s blog, I chose questions related to how I started out …
How did you become a writer? (Part 1)
Since I’ve been a published author, I’ve been invited from time to time to take part in “Q&A” interviews, which are posted on the website or blogspot of another author or a blogger. Sometimes these are published to support a blog tour for the launch of a new book, sometimes, the invitations come out of …
“Meonbridge” and the River Meon…
In the early days of my publishing career, I used this picture of the river as part of my promotional “branding”. I still occasionally use it, for it’s a picture that I love: © Carolyn Hughes This is a view of the river, very close to where I live. It’s not a grand river, for it …
An everyday story of country folk?
Today I’m revisiting a blog post I wrote three years ago. Some of you may have read much of this post before. But, for those who are new to my work, or are not already acquainted with the Meonbridge Chronicles, the post goes some way to explaining what type of historical fiction I write. Because “historical …
