Make-it March
March 1, 2021
"Are we going to make it?"
The Three Quills update
Setting goals for myself and meeting them has never been my strong point. But I have discovered that if I set goals with someone else, or even with two someone elses, I will achieve everything I set out to do. Even writing a regular monthly blog! Who ...
Meet the ‘Three Quills’
February 2, 2021
Jen Yates, Leigh d’Ansey and Caroline Bagshaw are three Regency romance authors writing as ‘The Three Quills’.On 31st October 2020, Jen, Leigh and Caroline published an anthology of three short stories , “A Tangle of Tinsel and Tartan”....
Bridgerton – Love it? Or—?
January 23, 2021
(Disclaimer: - ‘This is my opinion’.)
I loved it. Watched the whole series over two nights. Brilliant portrayal of the era.
But…
Yep, isn’t there always a BUT?
You know you can’t please all of the people all of the time anyway, and I’m not usually one to co...
The Virtual Traveller - Ghent, Flanders.
December 11, 2020
The last time I went Virtual Traveling it was to Honfleur, France for a scene in 'Rules of Rebellion', Bk.3. in 'Regency Rebelles' series.Today I was researching Ghent for the opening scenes of 'Debt of Honor', Bk.4. in the series. It's highly unlikely I will get to vi...
The 'Regency Rebelles' are here.
November 18, 2020
Propriety Be Damned
It's pretty exciting to finally get this series off the ground and into cyberspace.
The opening novella, 'Propriety Be Damned', was challenging to write because Lord Henry Davencourt, Earl of Stannesford is 'different', and would not conform! Today he would probably have bee...
Launch of a 1000 Ships - well, 3 Books Actually!
November 12, 2020
It all started when Leigh D'Ansey ( www.leighdanseyauthor.com ) said, 'Why don't we...?'
So we did, & the Anthology, 'A Tangle of Tinsel and Tartan' ( www.amazon.com/dp/B08M945JBR ) came into being. We each contributed a short story of about 5000 words, ...
Joint Anthology Coming 31st Oct. 2020
October 18, 2020
It's much more fun publishing and launching a book with other authors than going it alone.For one, you have someone to share the excitement with. In this case two someones.Leigh D'Ansey, Caroline Bagshaw and I have put together an anthology of three short stories to give you...
The Virtual Traveller - Honfleur, Normandy, France.
October 8, 2020
The Virtual Traveler.
Writing historical romance often requires research and the internet is the most amazing tool.
In this blog I aim to share some of the places I’ve virtually been, fun facts I’ve learned, and anything interesting that popped up along the journey.
6 S...
BLOG on Blogging
September 22, 2020
Blogging.
Countless times I have made brave resolutions to write a regular Blog. Like many resolutions, they have fallen by the wayside.
Non-fiction to me, is boring to either read or write. And it takes my time and focus away from what I love writing - Fiction in the form o...