Balls in the air…
..and I have no juggling skills Isn’t Christmas wonderful? Best wishes to all….
Posted in Blog| 2 CommentsYearly Archives: 2006
Stephen King and me
So it’s not just me. Have any of you read Stephen King’s latest offering (www.stephenking.com)? We’re not the only Meg Gardiner (www.meggardiner.com) fans, are we? He is profuse in his praise. My dinner companion would have been MOST impressed (you can … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Comments OffPaperback Writer
An experience to ponder – and I welcome your comments. On Tuesday evening my husband and I had dinner with some colleagues of his and their companions. In the company was a woman I had never met before. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| 1 CommentsOxford Bookcrossing
Do you know what bookcrossing is? For the uninitiated it’s a way of sharing books across continents’ You leave a book where it can be found, read, commented on and passed on….. On Saturday there’s a joint Transita/Bookcrossing day in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Comments OffChatting up Chaps on the train..
Yesterday should have been devoted to preparing for a talk I’m giving on Thursday as the final event of The ELmbridge Literary Festival (Vera Flethcer Hall, Ember Court Road, Thames Ditton 8pm.) but instead I had to go to London. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Tagged Life | Comments Offdovegreyreader….
This is a name that crops up on the Transita website a lot. This weekend I finally got round to checking out all the sites/blogs I’ve wanted to look up for a long time. That was a good idea. The … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Comments OffHitting the ground running
When I was eight, we lived in a small town in County Kildare in Ireland, called Monasterevin. It’s where most of the enduring impressions of my life were laid down and are now emerging as inspiration for stories. It’s also … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Comments OffPurgatory and the Prose Pincher….
An interesting thing happened on Friday. A local primary school was having its Christmas shopping night and I decided to have a table so that the literate could buy their grannies a book for Christmas, signed by the author. At … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| 2 CommentsRomance Novelists and Mechanical Engineers
Is it me or there something very wonderful about the notion of the Romance Novelists’ Association having their Winter Party in the library of the IMechE in London?The building is imposing and very masculine and seems an odd venue for romance writers … Continue reading
Posted in Blog| Comments OffTransita bloggers
Last week Transita had a (square table) conference and it was decided that we would have a blog on the website – www.transita.co.uk. I agreed and am now in the position of having two blogs. Whoop de do. Next the … Continue reading
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