My husband and I were swapping stories in the car…harking back to our primary school days. I lived on a farm and we had our own dairy cow, so if there was one thing I had plenty of when growing … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
Very occasionally, when I say I write fantasy, the listener imagines I write sex fantasies. I won’t go there, except to say I haven’t worked out a really good reply to that one yet. Occasionally I get someone saying, … Continue reading
…I am over here, at Mary Victoria’s blog, for the celebration of Sahima’s Song, the second book in her trilogy, and I’m writing about strong women in fiction. … Continue reading
…is a N.Z. writer I met in September at Worldcon. This month she has Book 2 coming out in her trilogy: ” Chronicles of the Tree.” I just LOVE the setting of these books. At one stage in the far … Continue reading
Having finished reading the proofs of “Stormlord’s Exile” (out at end of July or first few days of August), I headed off to work in the mountains at Fraser’s Hill, here: No, this wasn’t the photo taken during one’s last … Continue reading
This is the view from our family room of the orchid shade house. And in amongst the orchids closest to the window, there is a bulbul nest…and yes, those yellow dangling things are the heavily perfumed blossoms. So not only … Continue reading
…with the proof reading of Stormlord’s Exile. Should be available in 6 months, folk! Blame me for any typos; I am truly the world’s worst proof reader. And in the meantime, to keep you occupied: 1. Take a look at … Continue reading
Well here’s the real thing. This bore tide was one of the many I researched for the book. Many thanks for the link to Gillian Pollack. You can read more about this 5-mile surf ride here. And you can see … Continue reading
Imagine that you’ve just moved to a new town and you fall ill. You start looking for the local doctor’s surgery – and can’t find one. Not one anywhere. So you ask a local where you can find one. And … Continue reading
The park near daughter’s apartment Note the ceiling…and the bas-relief walls done with birds and flowers and monkeys and leaves… Edge of fireplace One of the stainglass windows Part of the confessional … Continue reading