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Thursday, 24 September 2020

Damn Those Squinting/Dangling Modifiers

Grammar sorted (damn those squinting and dangling modifiers). Now just a final read-through/edit before this thing gets published (hopefully well in time for the Christmas market).



Monday, 21 September 2020

Nostalgia #2

My grandmother gave me the gardening bug, and there are several plants I regularly grow in memory of her love for the flowers. Amongst their number are these precious beauties - Night-scented Stock:

Sunday, 20 September 2020

Solstice (Dryad) Edits -21

Making the most of my last 36 hours of Covid lockdown.


Thursday, 3 September 2020

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Nostalgia #1

Old Manor Ware ornament from the early 1970s. My father used to buy these on his trips around the country as a coach driver and they have always fascinated me.

Saturday, 29 August 2020

Friday, 28 August 2020

The Dryad - a solstice story

I spent this morning continuing my work on the cover of my next book :)




 

Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Solstice Stories - The Dryad Cover Design

Coming soon - my first in a series of 4 connected Christmas ghost stories... Started working on the cover design tonight - here's my initial effort:


Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Solstice ~ Story 2

The second tale of my portmanteau Christmas ghost story is coming along nicely now. The two protagonists are now heading out into the words to kickstart their evening of fun...

 

Friday, 21 August 2020

Progressing Nicely

Progressing nicely with my next novel now 🙂

 

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Evening Sky

Last night's sky was pretty cool.

 

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Solstice ~ Story 1 Illustration

Illustrations for my new Christmas ghost story - the first of four such tales I am working on. All 4 stories revolve around the same Christmas tree over the same few nights between Mid-Winter Solstice and Christmas Day...



 

Saturday, 8 August 2020

Amanita

 Time to work on my second Christmas ghost story...