Richard Dee's Blog, page 55

NaNoWriMo 2020, it’s decision time.

As I said in a previous post, I have been trying to decide what project to use as my NaNo challenge this year. It’s my sixth year of NaNo, the first five projects are all on sale. Hopefully, whatever I … Continued

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Apple Crumble, need I say more

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What is your favorite fruit dish? Can you share a recipe for it? While we’re talking about food, pumpkin, yea or nay? Apples have to be my favourite … Continued

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Andorra Pett will return in a new adventure, very soon.

The latest instalment of Andorra Pett’s adventures will be published soon. It’s been out with my beta readers and I’m starting to get feedback. The worry with writing a series is that they can get boring or repetitive, acquiring a … Continued

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I’ve already told you all this, please keep up.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. When writing a sequel or series with the same characters, do you ever have to refer back to your first book because you forgot what you wrote about … Continued

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I was never a writer, this is my story.

This post first appeared on Sue Vincent’s website. I was trying to express how I ended up writing novels, a way of occupying my time that nobody (including me) would have ever believed that I could do. I was never … Continued

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Make your own Chalk Paint

I thought you might be interested in a way of making inexpensive chalk paint, which means you can have any colour you want, not just those offered by the ready made ranges.  I’m probably about 5 years behind the times here but hey, … Continued

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Picture this. To the ends of the Earth.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Show us a photo you took that you’re most proud of. Tell us about it. Cape Horn 1980 As many of you will know, I spent all of … Continued

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The Safety of the Realm. A new Steampunk adventure.

This novel will be the sequel to my 2019 publication, The Sensaurum and the Lexis. Once again, Jackson and Jessamine, in their roles as two of The Orphan Detectives, must thwart another plot to destroy civilisation as we know it. … Continued

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By special request, Lemon Drizzle Cake

This is a recipe that has been requested, ever since I posted the finished article on Facebook. Ingredients 6 oz (170 g) Self-Raising Flour, 6 oz (170 g) Caster Sugar, 6 oz (170 g) Butter, in cubes 3 medium eggs, … Continued

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Apparently, there’s supposed to be a plan.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Do you set business goals as a writer? What are they for the 4th quarter, and have you started planning 2021? Am I supposed to do that?  Is … Continued

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