Well, I’m going to do my best to stick to a plan, and document how things go whilst I make my journey along The Artist’s Way… I’m aware the gaps between posts have been growing, but I’m still doing my best! Evening Pages They’re still going! Over the last couple of weeks, these have gone … More The Artist’s Way – Week 7: Connection
I sense a new reason to tour historical sites coming on… Later today, 19th August 2019, a plaque will be unveiled at Bestwood Lodge, in Nottingham, to commemorate Richard III’s stay at the Lodge in 1485. As announced on the website of the Richard III Society, this is the first plaque in what will hopefully … More Holiday planning with Richard III (and a blatant plug!)
I read and reviewed this gorgeous novel a few months back, and here’s your chance to pick it up for just 99p! Bestselling Brianna Middleton has won the hearts of millions of readers with her sweeping – and steamy – love stories. But the girl behind the typewriter is struggling… Not only does she have … More Spotlight (and special offer): Lucy Coleman, Summer on the Italian Lakes
Chickens Eat Pasta: Escape to Umbria Not just another romance, but a story of escapism, coincidences, friendship, luck and most of all… love. Chickens Eat Pasta is the tale of how a young Englishwoman starts a new life after watching a video showing a chicken eating spaghetti in a mediaeval hill village in central Italy. … More Book review: Clare Pedrick, Chickens Eat Pasta
An odd title for a blog post, I’ll grant you that, but this line, from Antonia Fraser’s The Six Wives of Henry VIII, is one which has stuck with me since first reading it, many moons ago. To put it into context, it comes near the end of the book, once Fraser has gone into a … More Then there are the graves.
Recently, I wrote about how I’d managed to spend a whole four nights in Rome, and written nothing more than a list of what we’d seen and done during the trip. Now I’ve been back in the real world for three weeks, I’m realising just how inspiring the visit was after all. The other night, … More Reminiscing around Rome
Today on the blog, I’m delighted to welcome fellow Crooked Cat author Angela Wren to the blog, to walk us through Mende, the setting for her Jacques Forêt Mysteries, Mende… Montbel A clear-cut case? A re-examination of a closed police case brings investigator, Jacques Forêt, up against an old adversary. After the murder of a … More Spotlight: Angela Wren, Montbel
Packing for my trip to Rome last week, choosing which notebook to take was a big issue. It sounds so daft, but I just assumed I would be so inspired by the amazing history and culture surrounding me that every few minutes I would be stopping to scribble down ideas for stories or poems. I … More On a break…
I love research visits. I adore wandering around historical sites, getting a feel for a place, and a sense of who has been there before, and which footsteps I’m walking in. It’s great, getting to know new places, but somehow, this past few months has been even more interesting, as I’ve been exploring somewhere I … More (Re)discovering York, One
You may have noticed a theme in this blog. Clearly, I love my history, and my historical fiction, but there’s a particular fondness for anything north of the border. A fortnight ago, I was thrilled to head back over to Newton Stewart, in the beautiful (and painfully quiet) Dumfries and Galloway. Quiet in visitors, but … More Scottish Adventures, and a realisation…
Jennifer C. Wilson 