WRITER
Lois
I am a writer living in the west of England; I have written fourrteen novels, my latest being 'Winterdyke' This is the latest of the seven Radwinter genealogical mysteries series, all available on Amazon - the eighth in the series due to appear in early summer. I have written seven other novels, a guide to writing, three stories for reluctant readers and two anthologies with other writers. All are available as eBooks and paperbacks. I hope my blog will engage you with my other interests, music, family history travel, and food... Most of all I hope you engage with my writing and my thoughts on the process... at least, on my process!! You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
You’ve probably seen this directive before…
You’ve no doubt seen this before… it still makes me laugh! The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement […]
MoreCompetition?
A writer I very much like is Ann Cleeves; recently I have been reading her novels set in Shetland which I really recommend! Great stories and fabulous settings (I wish I could write about places as well!) I notice on her facebook page she has had a competition… the prize is having the sinner’s name included in one of her novels… […]
MoreSquash seeds – don’t waste them!
Am I so mean or is it just the way i was brought up, not to waste anything? I bought a butternut squash yesterday and today I made it into soup… I peeled it and the peel went into the compost bin; it will rot down and be perfect for potting seedlings next spring. The […]
MoreCover story…
I’ve been puzzling about a cover for ‘Loving Judah’… I did think about a photo of a standing stone as they feature in the novel, but I had a rather poor attempt as using one, bit of a failure really, and then I went off the idea. Whatever the image I choose, I’ll play about […]
MoreStrange names… they’re all around you
Once you have a fascination for strange names, they’re everywhere, they spring of parish notice boards, they jump out of obituaries, they are of the children and grandchildren of people you meet. This was a plaque in Launceston, Cornwall, the only Cornish name is the builder, Sampson Trehane! The second part of ‘Loving Judah’ is set […]
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