Wow. Throughout April, I wrote almost 10,000 words about the world of Kindred Spirits! A whole 26 blog posts, each on a different aspect of this little fictional world of mine, and the ghosts which inhabit it. Did you read along each day, or dip in and out throughout the month? Either way, whether you … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: A rollercoaster month!
And here we are, we’ve made it! Firstly, if you’ve stopped by each of my 26 posts this month, thank you so much, it’s been lovely having you along. I’ve really enjoyed this month, and reading the various comments that readers have posted in response to the daily questions. So, Z. A challenge, and I … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Zzz (Dream Casting)
Ah, lovely York, and the most recent of the Kindred Spirits series. I’ve been visiting York on days out for as long as I can remember, having grown up just half an hour up the main line, in Darlington. It’s a city full of history, even though I’ll admit that when I started researching for … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: York
I love Christmas. And, given that my poor ghosts have been stuck in the afterlife for centuries in some cases, I thought they would probably enjoy the bit of a break in the year that Christmas brings, with merriment and laughter, rather than quite so much angst… I decided then, that each book should feature … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Xmas
Westminster Abbey was supposed to be the second book in the Kindred Spirits series, but instead, Kindred Spirits: Westminster Abbey became Book Three. The reason it was a book ‘late’ was due to pure cowardice on my part – there are a LOT of dead people in there! But once I got under its skin, … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Westminster Abbey
Another topic from a Facebook shout-out today – U and V were the only ones I really struggled with! But my own mum came through, and suggested good old Vikings. Now, ok, I know ‘Viking’ is technically a descriptive term for what the Norse-men came and did to our poor country all those centuries ago, … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Vikings
U is a difficult letter. So difficult that I opened up the question as to what I could write about on my Facebook page. One of the answers which came back was ‘unquiet’, and it struck me that if my characters were all of the ‘quiet’ variety of ghosts, it wouldn’t quite work so well … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Unquiet
Back to where it all began for the Kindred Spirits world… For reasons I cannot quite put my finger on, I was never all that interested in the Tower of London when I was growing up. Despite going to every castle, palace or historical site in reach as a child, it just never appealed. But … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Tower of London
Two interesting women featuring in today’s blog: Saint Margaret of Scotland, and Saint Margaret of York. Both were women I didn’t know a thing about until I started writing Kindred Spirits: Royal Mile and Kindred Spirits: York, respectively. Although I had wandered into Saint Margaret’s Chapel, within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, so many times, … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: Saint Margaret(s)
R. R. Now, what could I POSSIBLY write about which begins with an R… Ok, fine, there was never going to be any originality here. I did think about Robin Hood, but I already wrote about that obsession fairly recently, and frankly, I would only be letting myself down if Richard didn’t get his own … More Kindred Spirits A-Z: R is for…
Jennifer C. Wilson 