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

Nineteenth century sweet and sour sauce

Food by LoisMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Lye

Bits and pieces by LoisMarch 27, 2018March 28, 2018

Knocking on doors

Writing by LoisMarch 27, 2018September 11, 2018

Writing by LoisMarch 27, 2018

Culcitra puncta, counterpoynte, contrepointe, counterpane

I was thinking about bed covers yesterday, and an old word came back to me – not a word I ever used, or even my parents used, but one I remember from stories I read when I was little – counterpane. We called it a bedspread which is usually called a throw these days and […]

Writing by LoisMarch 26, 2018

Family history writing group, latest update

I have a monthly family history writing group – we don’t research our ancestry, we write about what we know, remember, have found out, imagine, and every meeting I’m amazed at the great writing which is shared. Last time we were thinking about people, about characters, about stories, using our imaginations and using senses to […]