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Category Archives: West Midlands
Cursed Covid…
Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say and in this case, the cloud is COVID – which has finally got me – and the silver lining is, that as I’m stuck at home and everything’s cancelled, I’ve got … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Television, West Midlands
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I Finally Get To Do a #Shelfie
Hellooo! I can’t quite believe I’m saying this (where HAS the first quarter of the year gone?!) but Happy Easter to you all. I hope you get some time to relax, read, write or whatever makes you happy (and of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Competitions, Novels, West Midlands
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A Turn Up For the Books, as The Books Turn Up
One day last week a parcel arrived and I opened it in a distracted way and when I spotted what was inside, I yelled, “Oh my God!” and closed the box flap again and composed myself for a few seconds … Continue reading
Posted in Bonnie, Books, Competitions, Novels, West Midlands
Tagged Evesham Festival, Simon Whaley
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Publication Day Giveaway!
As promised, to celebrate publication day (and erm, a little later than planned!) I’m back, to reveal a little about the background to my first novel, ‘A Wartime Secret’ and how I got the idea PLUS there’s a little 1940s-themed … Continue reading
Nearly New Year… And a Giveaway!
Hello again, it’s me – and it’s not even the New Year yet, so please consider yourselves ‘honoured’. I hope you’ve all had a good Christmas, whatever that means in your world. I have eaten half my body weight in … Continue reading
Horsing Around
I have been off gallivanting again since I last wrote (for the last time this summer, honest!) Last weekend we were in Newmarket and while we were there, we had a tour of the National Stud. Among all the beautiful, … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, Television, West Midlands
Tagged Evesham Festival, horses; Jilly Cooper; Newmarket
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Oh, Olive!
Just dropping by – quickly – to say hello, as I am supposed to be working, as you may remember. Aagh, not panicking at all. The weather here’s gorgeous – I hope it is with you too – and on … Continue reading
Posted in Bonnie, Books, Events, West Midlands
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Water, Water, Everywhere…
A couple of weeks ago I went to an event run by the ‘Society of Authors’. It was a talk by author and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant Ignaty Dyakov, entitled ‘Health for Authors: A Holistic Approach’ and it looked at strategies … Continue reading
Writing Competitions & Writing Workshops
Hellooo! Have you got snow? I have heard news that some places (‘North’) have snow and I am jealous! It’s been cold here today but sunny too. Absolutely not a single snowflake in sight. But, moving on… I have news … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Competitions, Events, West Midlands
Tagged Harpers Bazaar; Writers' & Artists' Yearbook
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