Linda Huber's Blog, page 62

Seven weeks and counting… Stuff…

Seven weeks on Tuesday we get the keys to the new flat. My mind is beginning to reel – I genuinely thought that having done all this just a year and a half ago, the upcoming move would be a … Continue reading →

Growing up with Ruth Rendell

Like so many others I was saddened last week to read that Ruth Rendell, author of over 60 best-selling novels, has been hospitalised after a serious stroke. I was thinking about her just a few days beforehand, whilst packing my … Continue reading →

Welcome to Switzerland

Things are moving in our temporary flat. Some of them are heading into boxes, others towards the bin or the recycling. Home, however temporary it was/is, just doesn’t look the same any more… So for a change I thought I’d … Continue reading →

A visit from Marni Graff

The Scarlet Wench is an English pub – and the title of American writer Marni Graff’s latest novel. Marni and I met on Facebook (where else!) last year, and here she is to answer a few questions about herself. Did … Continue reading →

2014: The best of times and the worst of times…

This time tomorrow 2014 will be a thing of the past. It’s been a busy year for me with, as usual, highs and lows and funny bits and decidedly unfunny bits. Here are a few of my own more memorable … Continue reading →

Truth hurts, even at Christmas. Especially at Christmas…

I found this ‘Four Stages of Life’ joke somewhere on the world wide web the other day, and saved it. Since then, I’ve gone back a couple of times to look at it. It’s disturbing. Disturbing because it’s true, and … Continue reading →

It wasn’t supposed to be like this…

Christmas is approaching fast – just ten days to go, if you’re heading for a British Christmas, nine if you’re doing things Swiss-style and celebrating on the 24th. (We usually take the best bits of both.) And apart from a … Continue reading →

Once upon a time…

… there was a group of writers who didn’t know they were a group until they were called together by Nillu Stelter, a Geneva-based colleague who’d had an interesting idea. Do you remember the game we used to play at … Continue reading →

Remember Maroni? And introducing Thomas!

Things have been moving this week: Firstly, The Paradise Trees is on special offer (on kindle) at the moment – just 99p! So if you’re looking for a psychological thriller set in Yorkshire, starring Maroni aka Conker, the most beautiful … Continue reading →

How to mix social media with real life writing…

This has been a busy week – thanks to social media, as well as having a real-life event in St Gallen tomorrow (Friday 28th), I’ve been guest on two writing blogs, one on either side of the Atlantic. But first … Continue reading →