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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
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
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
Thursday, 20 August 2020
Wednesday, 19 August 2020
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...
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