We’re going overseas today for our Sunday Sojourn, and I’m delighted to welcome Jane Bwye to join me, and tell us about Grass Shoots, available now. Over to you, Jane! Thank you, Jenny for inviting me to talk about historical connections in my novels. This will be a change from English history, I warn you! On … More Sunday Sojourn: Jane Bwye
Hello! Sunday Sojourns are back! Not as frequently, but I’m thrilled to be inviting authors to talk about their books, and bringing us a historical hook to get our teeth into. First up is the lovely Awen Thornber, to tell us about part of the inspiration between her novel, Foxtrot in Freshby, which I reviewed … More Sunday Sojourn: Awen Thornber
Happy Sunday everyone, and welcome to my last guest post of 2017! Thanks so much to everyone who’s visited, liked and commented this year, already looking forward to 2018… For this last post then, I’m delighted to have Alice Castle back, who previously visited to tell us about Dulwich, the setting for her novel Death … More Feature: Alice Castle, The Girl in the Gallery
Happy Sunday, folks! The Christmas spirit is definitely strong this weekend, and I’m delighted to welcome Maxine Morrey to the blog, to talk about writing a Christmas story, when it’s far from Christmassy… The Best Little Christmas Shop, like most of the previous Christmas themed books, was written when there wasn’t a flake of snow … More Sunday Sojourn – The Best Little Christmas Shop
Happy Sunday everyone! So, who is giving NaNoWriMo a go? One idea I heard at the last North Tyneside Writers’ Circle was that, if you don’t fancy giving a novel a go, you can try drafting a short story each day. With that in mind, my guest today is the lovely Vanessa Couchman, to tell … More Sunday Sojourn – The French Collection
One thing I love about being part of blog tours, and my Sunday Sojourn slots in particular, is having the chance to find out how other writers go about their work, and how they fine-tune those initial ideas into final, polished pieces. Today, Monika Jephcott Thomas talks about how her family history and own memories, … More Sunday Sojourn – The Watcher
Today, I’m part of the blog tour for this fascinating book, about that eternal problem of noble families – the second son – and even more so, when the ‘spare’ becomes the ‘heir’, and all sorts of problems come to light… Here, author Andy Blackman tells us about the setting for the English side of … More Sunday Sojourn – Hampshire
Today, I have as a visitor the lovely Allison Symes, to tell us how she fell into flash fiction, and all about the writing form. You can read my review of Allison’s collection From Light to Dark and Back Again here. But now, it’s over to Allison, and she’s even treating us to a couple of … More Falling into flash fiction
Today I’m joined by the lovely Isabella May, who’s taking us on a trip to the mystical Glastonbury… What’s so special about the Town on the Ley Lines? Glastonbury. A word which conjures up the most iconic of images: a mammoth music festival frequented by Kate Moss and her cronies in their version of ‘glamping’, … More Sunday Sojourn – Glastonbury
Happy Sunday morning all! Today, we’re taking a trip to Dulwich, with Alice Castle, to look at the setting for her upcoming novel, Death in Dulwich, released this very month, and available for pre-order now… It’s lovely to be here, Jennifer, thanks so much for hosting me. I hope you’re ready for a stroll in … More Sunday Sojourn – Dulwich
Jennifer C. Wilson 