Rena George's Blog, page 6
May 22, 2015
Turning A Short Story Into A Novel
It’s a while since I penned a writing post so I thought you might like to hear about my current project. It’s a bit different from what I’m used to, not the content of the WIP, just the fact that I have never done anything like this before. You see I’m re-writing one of my […]
May 1, 2015
Highland Magic – And Another Free Holiday Weekend Read
Still feeling in the zone after a wonderful week in Scotland. We were all spoiled silly at our favourite hotel in Inverness. I thought you might like to share a few of the sights we saw in and around the Highland capital. Here they are – The Clava Cairns, just outside Inverness, is a moody, […]
April 27, 2015
Life After Poldark and Two FREE Books
To mark the end of Poldark (and my epic 8-weekly reviews) I’ve organised free downloads of my two Mellin Cove novels. Danger at Mellin Cove A 30,000 novella – and my very first book. The following quotes are from some of the lovely Amazon reviews it has received. * “Enjoyed every page.” * “Full of […]
Poldark Review Episode Eight
Well, Poldark doesn’t do things by halves, does it? With so much gloom, doom and bad news packed into one emotionally pummelled final episode it could have spelled disaster. But it didn’t. The conclusion of this first BBC series was one of the most compelling pieces of drama I’ve ever seen. We had financial ruin, […]
April 20, 2015
Poldark Review Episode Seven
At last some meat on the bones. The best episode yet! This series has blown hot and cold over the past seven weeks, and there have been many times when, for me, the action dragged, but this wasn’t one of them. The plot took off a breakneck speed – and just kept going. Ross’s boyhood […]
April 12, 2015
Poldark Review Episode Six
Big news of the week was the Beeb signing Ross and Demelza – Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson – for a new series. Phew! Now we can all heave a sigh of relief, and Aidan can get on with renewing that gym membership. The new Poldark has been with us for only six short weeks, […]
April 9, 2015
Look! It’s Me – Up On Alfie Dog
Happy Thursday Everyone Just dropping by quickly to say how delighted I am to have been chosen by Alfie Dog as the current featured author. Here’s the link if you’re interested in having a look. If you are not familiar with Alfie Dog, please do check it out. It’s a lovely site where short story […]
April 5, 2015
Poldark Review Episode Five
There’s a new addition to Ross and Demelza’s family this week with the birth of baby Julia. Once again her bullying father turns up to spoil things at the Christening. I keep waiting for the explosive scenes I remember from the original series, but they don’t happen. I’m a little disappointed about this. It’s not […]
March 30, 2015
Poldark Review – Episode Four
There was a bit of Poldark bashing on Facebook last week, mainly criticising the lack of romantic build up between Ross and Demelza before their wedding, but in the books there was no great romance at that stage in the story. Ross had his wicked way with his kitchen maid, and he married her because […]
March 26, 2015
Back Where It All Began
You might just have noticed that I am totally in love with Poldark. It was the original TV series with the wonderful Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees that inspired my passion for Cornwall. So when I began writing fiction about five years ago, there was no question of where my novels would be set. It […]
