The Calamity Chicks books are set firmly in the seventies and are loosely based on things which happened to me – especially the dancing, sailing and skating. And even the bits set in recording studios or featuring bona fide Hell’s Angel bikers. Yep, I had full-on teenage experiences which inevitably find their way into manyContinue reading “Your 1970s Memories”
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Bonfire Night
I was pretty convinced I’d done at least one post about this quaint British custom, originally held on 5th November to celebrate the failure of Guy Fawkes and his cronies to blow up the houses of lords in 1605. These Catholic plotters had intended to assassinate Protestant King James I and his parliament. But severalContinue reading “Bonfire Night”
Calamity Chicks 2.3
Meet the Cast Here are some of the main players in Chloe’s Chaos. Most of them appear in one or more other books in the series. Chloe Bell Chloe wishes she’d been bright enough to go to grammar school, but her folks placed more emphasis on her looking good enough to catch a rich husbandContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 2.3”
Calamity Chicks 2.2
This scene from Chloe’s Chaos features most of the major players. Have fun. Something happened to Drew that summer in France. He’d picked up a sophisticated air, talking about drinking espressos in bars. His style had changed considerably, with long, floppy hair and an arty scarf which he kept on until one ofContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 2.2”
Calamity Chicks 1.3
Meet the CastHere are some of the main players in Tina’s Torment. Most of them appear in one or more other books in the series. Tina Meredith Chloe describes her as a bold courageous adventurer, who turns into a what the Chartwell nasties would call a spotty, four-eyed swot. Tina describes herself as: “Tall forContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 1.3”
Calamity Chicks 1.2
Here’s a pivotal scene from Tina’s Torment which sets up the entire series. Enjoy. The following summer felt like a huge anti-climax. Pete and Simon spent the first three weeks on a football training scheme. They were too old and far too cool for antics at the den. We rushed down there onContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 1.2”
Calamity Chicks 1.1
Some of the books in this series are billed as fairytale, but the entire series is a Cinderella story, because it never got the send off it deserved, overtaken as it was by the Time Doctors. Calamity Chicks: Endearing, coming-of-age romances with lashings of adventure and a hint of spicy danger. Set in 70’s Britain,Continue reading “Calamity Chicks 1.1”
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 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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