Unknown 05.36 Add Comment Edit In An English Country Garden Flowers have been much on my mind recently. A trip to the Chelsea Flower Show reawakened all my enthusiasm, partly because of the show garde... Read More
Unknown 01.43 Add Comment Edit In Memory of Jo Beverley We have all been immensely saddened by the death of Jo Beverley. Jo fought a brave battle against cancer a few years ago and appeared to hav... Read More
Unknown 10.05 Add Comment Jo Beverley Edit Jo Beverley I didn’t want to have to write this. Jo Beverley was to me, as she was to many others, a friend and mentor. First of all, she was a great wr... Read More
Unknown 02.00 Add Comment Bath, Bath Festival, Jane Austen, Joana Starnes, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice Variation, Quoits, Ringtoss Edit Playing quoits with 'Miss Darcy's Companion' In this day and age of entertainment available at the touch of a button, it is hard to imagine a time when teenagers or even adults would am... Read More
Unknown 01.00 Add Comment gentlemen's clubs, Her Quicksilver Lover, White's Edit Are you clubbable? Later this month, the last in the series, “Even Gods Fall In Love” is released. At least, it’s the last for now. I have many more stories to... Read More
Unknown 23.03 Add Comment Edit Is it a sound professional move to write in several genres and eras? I know of several writers who are successful in a variety of genres but they all use a different pseudonym for each genre. I write Regency r... Read More
Unknown 00.25 Add Comment literary festivals, marketing, Public speaking, speeches Edit Tips for Authors (and others) on Public Speaking Most writers I know would rather be writing than anything else. It sounds self-evident but these days there’s a lot more to being a writer t... Read More
Unknown 19.25 Add Comment plotting, romance, writing tips Edit A few thoughts on Plotting your novel. It's spring, and a new month, so perhaps you are thinking it is time you actually started on that romantic novel you always wanted to ... Read More
Unknown 23.34 Add Comment Elizabeth Hawksley, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Regency Ladies' Underwear, V & A Museum Edit The Regency Lady – Undressed I was actually invited to the preview of the V & A exhibition: Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear to review it for my local Arch... Read More