When I met my husband, thirty-five years ago, we lived in different countries. I was living in London, while he lived in Spain. At the time, long distance phone calls were very expensive, so they were infrequent. For over two years, except during the holidays, which we spent together, he wrote me a letter almostContinue reading “A Present for Saint Valentine’s Day: The Most Romantic Letters You’ll Ever Read”
Author Archives: LucciaGray
Why Jane Eyre Needs a Sequel with Luccia Gray
Originally posted on Shani Struthers:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is one of literature’s most fascinating books – certainly I’ve read it a good few times and love it. In fact, when people ask what my favourite book is, this is it, this is the one – only Wuthering Heights by Charlotte’s sister, Emily, comes anywhere…
#Author Spotlight Jan Ruth and #BookReview ‘Midnight Sky’
As you can see in this banner, Jan Ruth has written plenty of novels, although I have discovered her recently, quite by chance, on Facebook and Twitter. I was drawn in by her by her book of Christmas stories, Home for Christmas, which I read over Christmas, and I decided that I liked her writingContinue reading “#Author Spotlight Jan Ruth and #BookReview ‘Midnight Sky’”
My beautiful #JaneEyre
Was Jane Eyre Plain or Pretty? Some readers of The Eyre Hall Trilogy have considered that my Jane Eyre is too beautiful, arguing that Charlotte Bronte drew an ugly, or at least plain young girl. When I read (and reread) Jane Eyre, Jane is/was never ugly in my mind, and I have proof that sheContinue reading “My beautiful #JaneEyre”
How to Write a #Novel #MondayBlogs
How I write: A Descriptive (not Prescriptive) account of my Writing Process A. Mulling: The Creative Phase Before I actually start my formal planning, laid out below, I’ve been thinking of my novel, talking to my characters, and outlining loosely, for months, or even years… I’ve ‘seen’ what will occur, how it will begin andContinue reading “How to Write a #Novel #MondayBlogs”
#BookReview ‘The Rest of my Life’ by @SherylBrowne & Book Tour @BrookCottageBks
THE REST OF MY LIFE BY SHERYL BROWNE Genre: Contemporary Romance : Release Date: 1st July 2015 Publisher: Choc Lit @ChocLituk Recommended by the WH Smith Travel Fiction Buyer Shortlisted for the LoveStories Awards 2015 A Being Anne’s Book of the Year 2015 Blurb The Rest of My Life – When is it time toContinue reading “#BookReview ‘The Rest of my Life’ by @SherylBrowne & Book Tour @BrookCottageBks”
#Author Spotlight Shani Struthers and #BookReview ‘Eve: A Christmas Ghost Story’
What do you do when a whole town is haunted? In 1899, in the North Yorkshire market town of Thorpe Morton, a tragedy occurred; 59 people died at the market hall whilst celebrating Christmas Eve, many of them children. One hundred years on and the spirits of the deceased are restless still, ‘haunting’ the community,Continue reading “#Author Spotlight Shani Struthers and #BookReview ‘Eve: A Christmas Ghost Story’”
Pride and Prejudice: The Plight of Indie #Authors #IWSG
This article is written as part of the monthly group posting of the Insecure Wtiters Support Group. Today my insecurity is due to the prejudice against independent authors, from within and without the publishing industry. Prejudice means disfavouring or disliking something without an objective or fair reason for doing so. Pride, on the other hand,Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice: The Plight of Indie #Authors #IWSG”
Time-Travelling #Angels #SoCS
This post is written in response to Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday (SoCS) prompt Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “an-” Use it as a word or find a word that starts with the letters “an” and make it your post’s theme. Have fun! Everyone’s welcome. Join in if you like!Continue reading “Time-Travelling #Angels #SoCS”
#Author Spotlight Linn B. Halton & #BookReview A Little Sugar, A Lot of Love for @BrookCottageBks
This Friday’s Spotlight is for BY LINN B. HALTON author of A LITTLE SUGAR, A LOT OF LOVE Genre: Chick Lit Release Date: 15 January 2016 Publisher: Choc Lit Blurb: A Little Sugar, A Lot of Love Life isn’t all love and cupcakes … Katie has had her fair share of bad luck, but whenContinue reading “#Author Spotlight Linn B. Halton & #BookReview A Little Sugar, A Lot of Love for @BrookCottageBks”
