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What I was Reading…
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Tagged a long way from home, growing up Aborginal in Australia
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Do Lead Characters Need to be Like-able in Crime Books?
The New Yorker published an article (May 16 2013) that in the title posed the question ‘would you want to be friends with Humbert Humbert?’ (in case you haven’t read Lolita, the answer is no), and talked about reader’s resistance … Continue reading
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Tagged character like-ability, crime fiction, crime protagonists, crime series, gender and character, sisters in crime
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Which Walk in 2018?
The first incantation of our book out late last year, Two Steps Forward was called Walk to the Stars, referencing the meaning of ‘Compostela’ in the Camino’s destination, Santiago de Compostela, that stretched ahead of us for 87 days, over two … Continue reading
Best Books 2017
This year everyone I give Christmas presents to, is getting a book. And some I don’t normally give presents to…because the book jumped off the shelves into my hand with their name on it! There are a number of reasons … Continue reading
Book, Film or Both?
I love a good film as much as the next person (and have probably watched the Harry Potter films more than ten times each – comfort watching puts on less weight than comfort eating!). But I read far, far more … Continue reading
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Tagged camino de santiago, camino del norte, Camino Frances, Chemin Cluny, Chemin Le Puy, romantic comedy, The Way
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How My Husband and Ex Became Friends…
More than half a lifetime ago, midst an unhappy (is there any other kind?) marriage breakup, I fell in love and had a wild wonderful six months; the kind of feel-good, fun, we’ll-be-young-forever type love perfect to make you feel … Continue reading
My Book Highlights and Awards – 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, even if I didn’t want to be reminded of it, FB ensures I am—to music! Not Prince, Cohen’s or Bowie’s, which might have been apt. My year was busy! As the photos change (please … Continue reading
Writing Partnerships -a Case of Shared Delusions?
There are lots of couples where both partners are writers—particularly if under the term writer you include journalists and maybe those who write speeches, and academics who write journal papers. It makes sense—you are likely to meet your partner while … Continue reading
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Tagged author partnerships, camino de santiago, coauthors, romantic comedy
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Cheltenham Festival and Launching Your Book in the UK
Perhaps it is because I am old enough to remember an Australian society steeped in British tradition (we sang God Save the Queen at school) or because my heritage is from one English grandparent (Whitby) and two Scottish grandparents … Continue reading
(About) Writing in (the other) Shangri-La
It is said by the Bhutanese that when James Hilton wrote in Lost Horizon of Shangri-La, it was their country that he was imagining. Having spent three days there at the end of last month, two at their literary festival, … Continue reading
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