This blog post is overdue by several weeks. The truth is: I was too sad to write it. Some time ago, I blogged about my literary agent, Dorothy Lumley, known to her friends as Dot. You can find that original … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
Promotional material for the eBook — the first book of The Isles of Glory If you are from the UK, this trilogy was never published in Britain in paper form, so this is you chance to get hold of it. … Continue reading
Today it was blowing a gale and squally. So, of course, I had to walk down to the sea. Birders will know what I mean. When the ocean is wild, with the wind blowing onshore, you can get all kinds … Continue reading
A house came down my street today, backwards. How’s that for a line from a SciFi novel? Or maybe a Neil Gaiman fantasy? … Continue reading
Years ago — actually, not so very many years –- when I was writing the second book of the Isles of Glory trilogy, Gilfeather, all of the copy editing and proofing was done on paper. Huge piles of paper being … Continue reading
One thing I love about this part of Australia is that winter is not terribly wintery. Flowers bloom, birds nest, and I do without double glazing and any heating whatsoever. Oh, ok, I do sling a hot water bottle into … Continue reading
…Especially for the folk who have been complaining that the Isles of Glory is not, and never has been, available in Britain: there’s good news. It’s available now. Set in an archipelago of sub-tropical islands with a history of magic, … Continue reading
A Winter’s Day in Erskine The Osprey on its usual perch An 8cm Motorbike frog (I think) A couple of Stilts in this one… … Continue reading
The block next door yesterday The block next door today And this is how they do it. They start with a very large crane and those dangly bits form a sling around the house… This is a crane in the … Continue reading
…with a digital pocket camera … Head missing… Crabs are easier… Tail missing…. Not focussed Er…. Try another crab … This one is my husband… at least he stands still … Continue reading