#TheIWSG – Pitfalls or pratfalls?

#TheIWSG – Pitfalls or pratfalls?

I will be straight for today’s  Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog post as life has become hectic. In fact, I’m writing this before the chaos and stress arrive in the form of three undisciplined step-great-grandkids – okay for short periods, but they are staying for a month with their parents before the parents buy their … Continue reading

To marry Heathcliff?

To marry Heathcliff?

For today’s Thursday Creation Review, I’m changing tacks again and sailing further into uncharted seas – variety and all that mirror stuff. Anyway, one of my favourite authors – and one of my editors and writer-friends – is Sue Barnard. Ever since her first novel, The Ghostly Father, I’ve been an avid follower, reading all … Continue reading

Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – a review

Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – a review

I was struggling to find a book to review this week: okay, I have some with short reviews to expand on, but I can’t fully remember the key points that I had to make. And I am behind with my reading as I’m struggling with finding characters I like. I also wondered if anyone would … Continue reading

The Death of Mrs Westaway – a review

The Death of Mrs Westaway – a review

This week’s Thursday Creation Review is somewhat unexpected in that I had something else put aside to read. That novel had to wait as this book shot to the top of the reading pile. Read on and find out why. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author … Continue reading

Look the Other Way – a review

Look the Other Way – a review

Kristina Stanley is among my favourite mystery authors and when her Stone Mountain series closed with Avalanche, I wondered where we would be swept to next. (Well, if I was truthful, I had an inkling as Kristina is one of my gurus.) So, in the next mystery, we are transported in Look the Other Way … Continue reading