Snow in Chawton
The 16th December marks the birthday of Jane Austen and we took a trip to her cottage in Chawton which was serving mince pies and drinks in celebration. An extra delight was that we had our first snow and it … Continue reading →
Victoria
Naughty ghost haunting German shelves now!
Cause for a bit of celebrating this week as my third magical romance hit the shelves in Germany. This is a story about a naughty eighteenth century ghost who makes life very interesting for my heroine. It was a lot … Continue reading →
Fingers crossed!
Much excitement this week! I was contacted by a US film company about my romantic comedy, Molly’s Millions. My first published novel, Flights of Angels, was made into a film in Germany last year and it would be so exciting … Continue reading →
Partying in Piccadilly
On Wednesday night, we had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of the RNA’s fabulous anthology, Loves Me, Loves Me Not. This wonderful golden tome contains over forty fabulous short stories and is published to celebrate the RNA’s 50th anniversary. … Continue reading →
There and back again
Just home from a week in windswept Wales to find I’ve been nominated for the ‘Lovely Blog Award’ – thanks to fellow writer, Rosemary Gemmell, for the nomination. In the spirit of the award, I’m delighted to pass it on to … Continue reading →
My gorgeous angels
I’ve just discovered a lovely little showreel for actress, Maren Scheel. It features clips from the film adaptation of my book, Flights of Angels which was published in Germany as Unter deinem Stern and filmed as Himmlischer Besuch für Lisa. … Continue reading →
New to the site…
I have two really brilliant Writer Top Tens this week from the sensational sisters, Louise and Tilly Bagshawe. More exciting author secrets to follow soon… Also new to the site is my Manuscript Appraisal service. So, if you’re a budding author … Continue reading →
Vampires or Nice Guys?
This was the question being asked last night at Mostly Books in Abingdon where I joined fellow author Kate Harrison. The event was sold out and there were lots of writers in the audience who kept us on our toes … Continue reading →
Love in the afternoon
When four romantic novelists get together, there’s always lots to discuss especially when we’ve been booked to talk about our favourite subject: love! The venue was Waterstone’s in Uxbridge – the first outing for our Let’s Talk About Love group. … Continue reading →
Home and away
I really will have to think about moving to Chawton one of these days as I’m there so often. My latest trip was to hear a lecture about Jane Austen’s manuscripts and it was fascinating stuff. Did you know that … Continue reading →
It’s that romantic novelist again!
This week’s been pretty packed so far and it’s not over yet! Monday brought a trip delivering my husband’s paintings to the Hampshire Art Fair and, as I found myself in Jane Austen country again, I couldn’t miss visiting her resting place in … Continue reading →
Writer Top Tens
Writers are generally very nosy people – I mean we’re professionally curious. I love finding out about people and this inspired me to ask some of my good writer friends some probing questions like ‘What’s your favourite dessert?” The result … Continue reading →