Goodness, I posted my last blog back in May! I honestly hadn’t intended leaving it quite so long before writing another one but I have been somewhat distracted of late… And that distraction has not been because I’ve been tied to my desk writing the next Meonbridge Chronicle – although I AM indeed writing it, and …
Tag: A Woman’s Lot
“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 …
The positive side of “bad” reviews
I have received some splendid reviews of Fortune’s Wheel and A Woman’s Lot, and of course I’m always thrilled when people say complimentary things about my writing. This is particularly the case when they mention how authentic the world of Meonbridge seemed, or how invested they felt in the characters. “It’s a great tribute to …
Talking about histfic…
You know how much I love talking about writing historical fiction? Well, I’m doing it again this weekend, over on the kickassheroines.com website, where members discuss all manner of bookish things. As part of kickassheroines, Kim Wright runs Ponder the Page, a particular “place for all things Historical Fiction", and, a while back, she asked …