I must apologise for this belated review – my own detective work conspired against this getting written. Death in Dulwich (London Murder Mystery #1) by Alice Castle Thirty-something single mum Beth Haldane is forced to become Dulwich’s answer to Miss Marple when she stumbles over a murder victim on her first day at work. To clear … Continue reading
The month seems to have flown by – but then February does that, even when it leaps around…like a March Hare perhaps. That brings us around to another Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog post and my chance to knock my erratic thoughts into the round edges of the IWSG voluntary guidance or prompt: March 7 … Continue reading
This is the third Book in the When Women Were Warriors fantasy trilogy and when I reviewed the second book, A Journey of the Heart, I had to read Book 3 at once. I wasn’t disappointed, although I must apologise for this belated review – life & health conspired against this getting written. A … Continue reading
This Souper Blog Hop stirred all sorts of memories, some ‘souper’ delicious and some seriously sad. ‘Souper’ as in the soups of my childhood – mostly home-made vegetable, sometimes puréed with a hand-operated Moulinex – and then there are some favourites over the decades as I discovered more decadent tastes like Vichyssoise and Lobster Bisque, … Continue reading
When I was approaching the final third of my fourth rewrite of Fates Maelstrom, I felt that I had ‘lost the plot’. I wasn’t sure what to do until I was introduced to the online editing tool Fictionary by their CEO and lead developer, mystery writer Kristina Stanley who said it might help. Although … Continue reading
Today is the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog post and a chance to promote the Fictionary Finish Your Novel Contest. First, the IWSG post: February 7 question – What do you love about the genre you write in most often? Although I write in various genres – mystery, SF/speculative, fantasy, alternative history and even children – Mystery … Continue reading
