Motivation to Publication – and beyond
With book coach & author Ellie Stevenson. Recognised as one of the top book coaches by the Coach Foundation.
I’m stunned to see how long it’s been since I last wrote a post. However, I do have an excuse... my new novel is finally finished and is available NOW, to pre-order. The book comes out on the 18th! Shadows of the Lost Child, like Ship of Haunts, is partly historical. In it, I explore... Continue Reading →
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Those of you who read the previous post will know that the early chapters of my next novel, Shadows of the Lost Child, is available on Wattpad. Although Curdizan, where the story is set, is a fictional city, for some of its elements, I researched and drew on historic York (UK). If you walk around... Continue Reading →
Last week, I mentioned some forthcoming news. Here it is! My next novel, Shadows of the Lost Child, will be available on Amazon shortly, but before that happens, readers will have a chance to dip into the work. You can read the first chapter NOW on Wattpad and more chapters will be coming soon. Feel... Continue Reading →
This week we discover what life was like as a patient and nurse at Worcester (General, later Royal) Infirmary, learn a few new medical terms and hear about the infirmary ghosts. Life as a patient in the past wasn’t quite what it is today. In order to gain access to medical treatment, individuals had to... Continue Reading →
A while ago (far too long) I promised a blog about Monkton Wyld Court. Here it is. Equidistant between Charmouth and Axminster (Dorset), the Court started out as the local vicarage. But with its Victorian gothic pedigree (built in 1848) it looks more like a stately home. St Andrew’s Church, which is just down the... Continue Reading →
Motivation to Publication - and beyond 