Rena George's Blog, page 10
June 13, 2014
Getting Into Character
I’ve just murdered one of my characters. I hadn’t planned to, but when his body turned up at the ferry terminal in Truro, I just kind of went with it. I always feel a tad guilty when my characters take over like that, especially when they do things I hadn’t even thought of. After all, […]
June 6, 2014
Mistress of Mellin Cove – A Taster
A few weeks ago I published this … I thought I would use this week’s blog post to give you a taste of what it’s about. “When Dewi Luscombe is rescued from a shipwreck by the young Master of Mellin Hall, Kit St Neot, she has lost her memory. Touched by the girl’s vulnerability and […]
May 30, 2014
Life Aboard a Royal Yacht
If you have ever wondered what The Queen’s bedroom looked like, then wonder no more. For here it is in all its glory – and it’s titchy. But then it’s not exactly a bedroom, more a luxurious cabin on board the Royal Yacht Britannia. I’ve been meaning to post these pictures for some time. I […]
May 23, 2014
A New Novel and a Free Download
The launch of my new novel, Mistress of Mellin Cove, has seemed like a long time coming for me, but here it at last – PUBLISHED! And just to get you into the mood for the rugged cliffs and crashing waves, passions, jealousies and intrigues of 18th century Cornwall, I’m inviting everyone to download of […]
May 16, 2014
What a Proofreader Does
I promised to post about how I got on when I sent my new novel, Mistress of Mellin Cove, to a professional proofreader, well the verdict is…brilliant! I would happily recommend this to any writer. I found freelance proofreader, Wendy Janes, on Joanna Penn’s fab website for self-published authors, and very quickly realised that […]
May 9, 2014
A Highland Fling
Apologies for missing my last two Friday blog postings. Did you notice? No? Oh… Well the reason for the non-appearance is in the photo below – the River Ness in all her glory, with our hotel on the far bank. If I was more technically skilled, like so many of you out there, I would […]
April 18, 2014
I Love a Happy Ending
Every time I start a new novel I find myself in a quandary. Should I, as a UK author, writing UK-based novels, stick to the ‘ise’ ending, or maybe it’s ‘ize’? You know what I mean. Is it recognise or recognize / realise or realize / organise or organize? As a true Brit I have […]
April 11, 2014
Persecuted or Protected?
A very sad thing is happening in the Scottish Highlands, in a part of the world I know so well – Ross-shire. Someone is killing beautiful red kites (like the one opposite) and buzzards. In the last few weeks, 14 dead kites and 5 buzzards have been found. Indiscriminate, mindless killings!! It beggars belief that […]
April 3, 2014
Editing the Novel – Ouch!
I’ve just typed THE END on Mistress of Mellin Cove, so that’s the novel finished – all written up … Phew! Except that it’s not It’s where the really hard work starts. THE EDITS!! Now that I’ve reached this stage I thought I would describe a little of the process that’s […]
March 28, 2014
I’m Having a Little Rant – Well, Quite a big One, Really.
I was intending to put up a writerly post today about the progress of my new novel, but instead I’m going to have a rant. The reason being that I caught the tail end of an item in a TV consumer programme where an ‘expert’ was explaining that cooked ham could be seriously contaminated simply […]
