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”
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Casting my villainous Mr. Rochester, Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons?
In a recent interview for Brook Cottage Books as part of a Book Tour, I was asked, ‘If the movie rights to your novels are purchased, who would you like to play your main characters?’ I replied Alan Rickman in the first place, but I wasn’t completely convinced, so I added Jeremy Irons as myContinue reading “Casting my villainous Mr. Rochester, Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons?”
#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”
Today is All Hallows. Find out What Happened at Eyre Hall on That Day #HalloweenBooks
Yesterday was All Hallows Eve, which has come to be known as Halloween. I wrote about how the festivity was celebrated in Victorian England, and what happened on that day at Eyre Hall. Today’s post is about what happened the following day, November 1st, All Hallows or All Souls’ Day. It is no spoiler thatContinue reading “Today is All Hallows. Find out What Happened at Eyre Hall on That Day #HalloweenBooks”
Find Out What Happened on ‘All Hallows’ at ‘Eyre Hall’ #HalloweenBooks
All Hallows at Eyre Hall, owes its title to the fact that the main events in the novel occur on and around All Hallows. The following two excerpts narrate the events leading up to All Hallows, at Eyre Hall. When Richard Mason returns to the place where Thornfield Hall had been and Eyre Hall hasContinue reading “Find Out What Happened on ‘All Hallows’ at ‘Eyre Hall’ #HalloweenBooks”
The Sin-Eater in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall #HalloweenBooks
Spine-chilling Characters in Real Life and Fiction: The Sin-Eater Sin-eaters really existed from pre-Christian times to the end of the 19th century. They were summoned to the bedside of a dead person, with the objective of absorbing their sins by eating and drinking food placed on the corpse’s body, thereby enabling the deceased to continueContinue reading “The Sin-Eater in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall #HalloweenBooks”
#IWSG Book Signing: My Tentative To Do List
This post was written in response to The Insecure Writers Support Group, which posts every first Wednesday of every month. **** I have attended book signings, but I’ve never really thought about the organization. I just turned up, enjoyed myself, chatted to the author, bought the book, had the book signed, and left. Now it’sContinue reading “#IWSG Book Signing: My Tentative To Do List”
#Giveaway Two Signed Copies of All Hallows at Eyre Hall!
Paperback copies of All Hallows at Eyre Hall, have just arrived for my first book signing event, later this month (more news soon!). I’m so excited! Aren’t they beautiful? I published the kindle version in May 2014. I wasn’t sure, at the time, if I’d ever publish it in paperback, but I was persuaded byContinue reading “#Giveaway Two Signed Copies of All Hallows at Eyre Hall!”
Characters, New and Used
I met Norah Colvin some months ago in the Blogging Universe. She is an enthusiastic teacher, writer, and an informative and supportive blogger. Please look up her thought-provoking blog. We usually bump into each other writing Flash Fiction at Carrot Ranch. Yesterday, Norah asked me a question, which has triggered this post. Norah’s question. ItContinue reading “Characters, New and Used”
Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall
Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall is the second volume in the sequel to Jane Eyre. Some of the main characters in this novel also appeared in Charlotte Bronte’s original novel, nevertheless, I have moved them on 22 years. I have developed their characters, reinventing them at aContinue reading “Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall”
Rereading Jane Eyre 