Famous Hatches, Matches and Dispatches from this year: Births Liv Tyler, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom, Michael Fassbender, Chris Martin, Richard Ayoade & Shakira Marriages David Cassidy and Kay Lenz, Brian May and Chrissie May, Marvin Gaye and Janis Hunter, Bruce Boxleitner and Kathryn Holcomb, Chris De Burgh and Diane Davison, Graham NashContinue reading “Time Doctor 1 – Time Travellers”
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Solstice Greetings – Happy Midsummer
I just happened to be up at the crack of dawn (or actually quite a while later) in time to watch the sun rise above the horizon, and the scene through my front window had that golden orb shining between the tall trees in the park opposite. Unfortunately I wasn’t sharp enough to grab myContinue reading “Solstice Greetings – Happy Midsummer”
Celebrating Fathers
For years, I got quite worked up about the fact Mother’s Day is always on the shortest day of the year (not the Winter Solstice, but because the clocks move forward). And then Father’s Day is on the longest day of the year (but not when the clocks go back). For several years the SummerContinue reading “Celebrating Fathers”
My Cover Designers 3 – Getcovers
Post-pandemic saw a new era, and 2022 saw me releasing three books in the Calamity Chicks series with my own cover designs (more about those later). Then I heard Keith A Pearson, a phenomenal Time Travel author on Ken Bruce’s Popmaster, and it was a defining moment. After reading a stack of stories by KeithContinue reading “My Cover Designers 3 – Getcovers”
Eurovision Winners – Part 3
So it took a while, but continuing our tradition, I watched the movie: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Although it’s only been a year since I last saw it, as ever, there were one or two wee scenes which caught me unawares. I hadn’t really clocked quite how many previous contestants boughtContinue reading “Eurovision Winners – Part 3”
Eurovision winners – part 2
A week ago today saw our family’s first virtual Eurovision party, with Chris and Sophia in Horsham, Jo in Lancaster and Steph in Canada. It was fun sharing opinions over a WhatsApp group and we’d already decided the UK entry was one of the best for years. Good to see it get some jury votes,Continue reading “Eurovision winners – part 2”
My Cover Designers 2 – Icy Sedgwick
As luck would have it, when one door closed, another one opened, in the form of the incredibly talented Icy – a lovely lady from the 10K Angels group. Unfortunately, I was extremely prolific during the Icy years, and rarely gave her enough notice, however she always came through with something fabulous. The first coverContinue reading “My Cover Designers 2 – Icy Sedgwick”
My Cover Designers 1 – Anthony and Rebecca
In my 16-year publishing journey, I’ve been privileged to work with some phenomenally talented people, and it’s time to give credit where credit’s due to the handful of artists who have paired my scribings with gorgeous front covers. And that’s not all – Anthony Askew, a friend of my son’s, designed my very own whiteContinue reading “My Cover Designers 1 – Anthony and Rebecca”
My Audiobook Adventures
This episode started a decade ago when I first looked into getting an audiobook for Archer. I listened to half a dozen different narrators, but none the voices were quite right. I even got a brilliant demo from a fabulous actor/director I used to work with at Marconi, but it was not to be. BackContinue reading “My Audiobook Adventures”
My Instagram Adventures
This began back in January, when my fabulous daughter-in-law, Sophia, gave me a whirlwind introduction to the platform, transforming my unused account with a couple of posts and reels, and showing me a handful of tricks. In a little over two weeks, I had 8 posts, a couple of reels and a couple of dozenContinue reading “My Instagram Adventures”
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