Lois Elsden
WRITER
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 […]
MoreA gimlet eye
I used the word ‘gimlet’ when I was writing yesterday – a character uses it actually and he gets to wonder what the origin is and if a gimlet is a little gim. I’m not sure I exactly knew what it was or its origin, thinking it might be something sharp and pointed, possibly like a […]
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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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Nunney Castle
Walking from the village car park, you come across the castle… The moat is as clear as a bell,and fishes swim and dragonflies playThe windows of Nunney Castle reflected in the moat
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