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

The Radwinter series by Lois

Stepping away from cosy

I get all sorts of inspiration from all sorts of different sources, and not just inspiration for story lines, characters, settings, but also how I approach my plots, how I structure my work, how I set up the dramatic events and situations. I have mentioned before that I have been watching Borgen, the Danish political […]

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Writing by Lois

Challenge

I cut this picture out of a magazine some years ago, fascinated by these girls’ faces. They are Japanese schoolgirls from many years ago, pre-war I guess, and although they look so solemn, no doubt they were told to be so for the camera, they have such personalities shining out of their still faces. I have […]

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Places by Lois

Street market!

This street market was just near the River Frome, in Frome in Somerset. Now you might think the name of the river rhymed with ‘foam’, but in fact it rhymes with broom, as does the town, so it sounds like Froom. The  town must be named after the river, because Frome comes from an old British word describing a […]

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