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Diamond Mining in Evil at Alardyce House
Diamond mining features prominently in Evil at Alardyce House and my research into it was very interesting. In the book, it takes place in Kimberley, South Africa. The story of diamond mining in South Africa was started by a fifteen year old boy called Erasmus Jacobs...
Writing a Whodunnit by John Nicholl
The Bride, the story of a young woman whose husband disappears on the return journey from their Canary Island honeymoon, is my first whodunnit. All my other thirteen books have been how and why done its, in which the killer’s identity is revealed early on in the...
Jessica Redland’s Million Moment Zoom – Unanswered Questions
A huge thank you to everyone for putting forward such amazing questions. I really enjoyed answering them and thought there was a fabulous selection of questions, covering so many aspects of writing. Regrettably, we didn’t have enough time to answer them all but, as...
It All Started With Some Wedding Flowers: A Blog by Debbie Howells
This book is so many things to me… It’s about love, friendship and turning your life around. It’s also about weddings and flowers. It’s a subject close to my heart because, for years, I was a wedding florist. And like Frankie in the book, it wasn’t a career I’d...
The Perils of the Workplace: A Blog by Gemma Rogers, author of The Flatmate
In any workplace, there can be many factors attributing to stress and anxiety. We are asked to work harder, be more available, and embrace change and technology at a moment’s notice. Emails come through at all hours especially if your business is multi-national and...
Beth Moran’s top tips for a great Girls’ Night In
Beth Moran’s top tips for a great Girls’ Night In People want to feel welcome, not impressed. Key to a successful Girl’s Night is that everyone feels comfortable. Some of us have no problem letting others into the mess and the chaos of our home. Others feel like they...
The Inspiration behind The Couple Across the Street by Anita Waller
This book began way back in 2018, on a day when my husband and I had spent a most enjoyable visit to the Antiques Centre in Sheffield. This is a large area within the Sheffield suburb of Heeley, and there are several huge antique places to explore, and spend money....
Meet the characters in Summer at Forget-Me-Not Cottage!
Nate Greene: Originally from Little Woodville but moved away to start a plumbing business. A skilled woodworker, he’s back in the village to be with his dad, Trevor and to sort through his workshop. Morgan Rosewood: Morgan returned to the village to care for her...
Old Age by Jane Lovering
I’m getting old. I can tell because of the way I have to ask my kids to do things like get a new SIM card to install and work in my phone, or put a new app on the TV. And I can feel their impatience, although they dedicatedly try to explain how it works every time...
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