“Inspirational homes” might suggest a strapline blazoned across the front of a glossy décor magazine. But the sort of inspiration I’m talking about here is where real-life ancient buildings “inspire” me in my descriptions of the homes of the characters in my novels, which are set in 14th century southern England. Last month, I discussed …
Inspirational homes (1)
“Inspirational homes” might put you in mind of a strapline blazoned across the front of a glossy interior décor magazine, but that’s not the sort of inspiration I’m going to talk about. In this post, and my next two, I thought I’d reveal a little about the real-life buildings that “inspire” me as I write …
The problem with historical fiction…
[This post was originally written for The History Girls blog site.] WHAT “problem”, you might well ask… When I first embarked on writing historical fiction several years ago, I edged my way nervously into a genre that I felt instinctively I loved but was also terrified of making a complete hash of. In 2015, a …
Circling lazily in a clear blue sky…
Those of you who know me well might recall that we always spend a few weeks every summer in southern France, specifically in Drôme, in the south-east of the country. We have been coming to this part of France for the past thirty years, initially with the children, but these days of course à deux. …
Warnford – a village of two halves?
After the excitement last month of the release of the eBook of the third Meonbridge Chronicle, De Bohun’s Destiny, immediately followed by a two-week trip away, I find I have neglected to post May’s blog... If you follow my blog, you’ll know that, each month, I like to republish here the posts I write for …
Delve into De Bohun’s Destiny
In my blog post last week, I promised an extract from De Bohun's Destiny, the third MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE, which will be published very soon. I am actually launching the book on the 6th May, with a week-long online BOOK TOUR of reviews and guest posts organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. All that week, I will be …
A turning point…
The publication at the beginning of May of the THIRD MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE, De Bohun’s Destiny, marks a turning point in my writing journey. For I'm publishing this book in a different way from the first two Chronicles. To explain… Fortune’s Wheel and A Woman’s Lot were both published by SilverWood Books, and they did a great job. I …
