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#Christmas in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall, Now in #Paperback

I’ve recently formatted Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall for print with CreateSpace and had it re-edited by by my patient editor, Alison Williams, in case there were any slips in the new format. All clear, so it was published in print on 12th December. Both my books are now available in paperback, and they’d makeContinue reading “#Christmas in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall, Now in #Paperback”

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Lucy Shares Lovely #Books! On #Facebook

I used to have three Facebook pages: a personal page, an author page, and a page for the Adult Education Centre where I work. Now I’d like to let you know about a new, fourth Facebook page I’ve created called Lucy Shares Lovely Books  The purpose of this page is to let readers know about greatContinue reading “Lucy Shares Lovely #Books! On #Facebook”

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#IWSG Translating Self-Published Novels?

This post was written in response to The Insecure Writers Support Group, which posts on the first Wednesday of every month. As many of you know, I live and work in Spain, although I write novels in English. Some of my readers are other English-speaking people who live in Spain, or Spanish speakers whose EnglishContinue reading “#IWSG Translating Self-Published Novels?”

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Nanthology – Forging Ahead

Geoff Le Pard is a great writer and blogger who has taken on the daunting task of writing a 1,600+ word short story every day for November Nanowrimo. He’s been inspired/encouraged by prompts from some of his blogging friends. I’m proud and honoured to be one of them. Here’s where my picture prompt took him.Continue reading “Nanthology – Forging Ahead”

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Happy Second #Blogiversary To Me! And #Giveaway

I received a message from WordPress today reminding me that I’ve been blogging for two years. Doesn’t time fly? When I started blogging two years ago, I never imagined the fun I’d be having, and the other bloggers I’d be meeting along the way. Blogging has helped me in my writing process, especially through myContinue reading “Happy Second #Blogiversary To Me! And #Giveaway”

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Is Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall a Standalone #Novel or The Second Volume of a Trilogy?

I’d like to start by answering a previous question. Many people ask me if it’s necessary to have read Jane Eyre or Wide Sargasso Sea before reading the novels in the Eyre Hall Trilogy, and I always tell them it isn’t necessary. It’s true that some of the characters in my novels originally appeared inContinue reading “Is Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall a Standalone #Novel or The Second Volume of a Trilogy?”

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Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 5 – Pairs

I took this photo last Sunday as I walked along the beachfront with my grandchildren.   Everyone enjoys the beach in spring or summer, when the weather’s warm, but the beach in Autumn and winter is majestic. the sea is more furious, the colours are bolder, and the promise of long lazy days is alluring.Continue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 5 – Pairs”

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Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 4 – Isolated

This photo was taken on 12th October. There used to be splendid rose-bush in that spot, but it dried up, or so I thought, and it was cut down last summer. Twenty days ago, I noticed one solitary, brave rose had grown, and was defiantly facing the autumn wind and showers. I remember approaching thisContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 4 – Isolated”

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