Reading Time: 4 minutesReaders of the Midlife Recorder in Gretna Green series have a lot of requests. Some things they ask for are already available. (There is a search button up in the top right corner)Some of them will never be on my list. Because they fall into the category of “No way in hell unless you never […]
The Evolution of the Cover for Half an Orange in Gretna Green
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post is a completely spoiler-free look at the, as Recorder Elsie would call it, “right to-do” my cover designer and I had while attempting to finalise the cover for Half an Orange in Gretna Green. Looking back, I think it’s funny now. Not so much at the time, I gotta tell you. Let’s take […]
Bearded Dragons from Indiana
Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks so much to Ann and Lisa from IN, USA, for sharing these incredible photos of their Bearded Dragons. And of course, extra special thanks to Wishy, Washee, Rupert, Bindi, Squirt, Idgie, Curry, Saffron and Taj. “We were setting up to take a Christmas photo and the dragons were curious about it. They gathered around […]
Looking for the Advent Calendar?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s up! Welcome to the Recorder’s Advent Calendar ✨ Read this first, and I’ll give you the link. Please pop over to my Facebook Author page here and click Follow to get notifications. If you don’t use FB – I get it—but you’ll need to set your own reminders. Some of the fun is time […]
Seeing Red in Gretna Green Buddy Read
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter a brief discussion on my Facebook author page, we’ve decided to do a buddy read of Seeing Red in Gretna Green in a private Facebook group. You can join it here. I’ve enjoyed buddy reads on Goodreads for years. You know where we all read the same book in the same month (or the same […]
Yay! Go me — Deadline hit
Reading Time: 5 minutesBook two in the Midlife Recorder series is now with my copy editor. It’s officially called Painting the Blues in Gretna Green. And, for all of you who are waiting to read it, it means I’m on track for a November release. I’ve also had a wonderful few days off to re-set my brain before […]
All Booked Up – Writing Book 2
Reading Time: 2 minutesNovember is National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo So during November, I shall be booked up in more ways than one. Any long-term clients will know that November-January is always a difficult time for appointments, as I’m usually full with pre-booked Celtics. And while this year that is still partially true something exciting and scary […]
Happy Litha
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter a fabulous holiday right in the north of Scotland in Wick, John O’Groats and then down to Mallaig where the featured photo was taken and finally in Fort William where we spent a long afternoon on the Harry Potter train, I’ve come back to the usual craziness that is the twice-yearly Celtics and Astroclocks. […]