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February 26, 2013
Hump Day Hook #5
Another Wednesday and another hook
Hump Day Hook is a weekly event where a bunch of authors post excerpts of their own work then whizz around from blog to blog reading and being nice about other people’s 
I’m posting bits of a very old story that’s a little bit Georgette Heyer and a little bit Barbara Cartland and a teensy bit Mad Magazine.
This is the beginning of chapter 2, and a change of POV. In fact more than one. At that point in my writing experience I’d never heard of POV or that it was...
February 24, 2013
Weekend Writing Warriors #4
Or is it 5. I can’t remember. Anyhow …
It’s Sunday, time for Weekend Writing Warriors – a weekly event where authors from all over post bits of their works, published, polished, barely finished, in the rough or just shiny ideas. This means it’s time for another snippet from On A Lee Shore, with a little variation. I’ve been tagged for the Lucky Seven meme by Ciaran Dwynvil (I keep wanting to put an F in that and spell it Welsh ways) so rather than make a separate post I’m posting seven senten...
February 20, 2013
Hump Day Hook #4
I have just realised that it’s Wednesday! And that means only one thing – Hump Day Hook!
By clicking on that link to read all the other snippets you will be excited, enthralled, entertained and maybe even a teensy bit aroused. Or you can stay here and read mine XD
My snippets come from a parody Regency Romance that I wrote when I ran out of Georgette Heyers and couldn’t find anything else approaching her good-humoured daffyness. So how far have we got? Aubrey has given Cholmondely [pronounced C...
February 19, 2013
Today in the Comfy Chair – Lisa Henry
My guest today is Lisa Henry, resident in Australia but her imagination roams the world and the genres from contemporary drama to ancient history. Her work has received glowing reviews and has been picked as The Romance Reviews top picks.
Thank you very much, Lisa for agreeing to answer my questions today.
Elin: Do you have a crisp mental picture of your characters or are they more a thought and a feeling than an image?
Lisa: I like to know what makes my characters tick, but I never have more th...
February 17, 2013
Weekend Writing Warriors #3
Here we go – the weekly posting where a bunch of authors post excerpts from their work. Click on the pen and sword picture to get to the list of other participants.
My excerpt is from my novel “On A Lee Shore” and carries on directly from last week. Kit Penrose, ex-navy and now a very reluctant pirate, has been awoken by someone trying to put their hand in his pants. He lashes out then realises that he has clobbered Denny, a ‘natural’ creature and the boat’s unofficial mascot, who was talked i...
February 13, 2013
Happy Anti-Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, we invite you to join us in thumbing our noses at Cupid, Love and the Whole Schmaltzy Holiday!!
Introducing …
LOVE BITES: An Anti♥Valentine Blog Hop
Hostesses: The Inklingettes
Theme: Love Run Amuk, Aground or Otherwise Off Course
Schedule: Friday, February 8 through Thursday, February 14
Word Count: 250 Words
Incentive: Community spirit, inky fun and lots of laughs!
Further Incentive: Prizes! (Judging Details TBA)
* 6 Broken-hearted bookmarks made by the Divine Hammer
* A one-of-...
Hump Day Hook #3
Happy Wednesday! And it being Wednesday means that it’s time for another Hump Day Hook!
Click on that link for a list of contributing authors. Not all of them are writing erotica – I’m not – and not all the snippets are hooks – mine aren’t usually – but they are worth looking at and great fun.
My bit is once again from years ago when I was in a dead boring job and desperately needed smething to occupy the squirrely bit of my brain. What better than writing pastiche of one of my favourite author...
February 10, 2013
Weekend Writing Warriors #2
Click on the picture to see the list of Weekend Warrior participants.
Time for another eight sentences from On A Lee Shore. If you recall Kit had a painful awakening when someone grabbed his family jewels.
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Denny sat on the floor, holding his nose and sobbing. “You di’n oughter dun that,” he wept. “That HURT!” He waved a hand at Wigram who was a few paces away, holding his sides. “He said you was a maid. He said you wouldn’t mind.” Denny seemed more heartbroken at the betrayal than from the p...
February 9, 2013
Derivative works
If you write derivative [fan] fiction – I used to, it’s a brilliant way of trying things and getting feedback on what works and what doesn’t – you’re probably used to getting criticism from people who feel that it’s plagiarism, parasitic, unfair to the author etc.
I wonder what they’d make of this video trailer for the BBC?
I think it’s rather gorgeous, especially for the inclusion of 2 same sex couples, but found some of the lines in the poem familiar while not recognising the whole, if you kn...
February 8, 2013
The Princes in the Tower
“The Princes in the Tower” 1878, by John Everett Millais
I’ve spent a lot of time the past few days thinking about my post on Monday about Richard III and the whole concept of otherwise excellent people committing real atrocities that seem to be completely out of character.
Then I wondered if a bit of an overview might be useful, again, for people who might be interested in the period and how everything fits together.
Ricardians, please note: I’m approaching this subject with as little bias, one...
