Hello my friends, I hope this week has seen you all safe and well. The song which is stuck in my head this week is Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull. A wonderful Celtic sounding song which always makes me sing along and smile. I celebrate solstice and I am grateful to see it come around … Continue reading Saturday Chaos and Nonsense
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Well we have finally reached December 2020. Midwinter is almost here when the seasons turn again. What a year it's been and I'm not going over it again because everyone will remember their own story. I believe that this time of year is a very magical time when the old traditions rule. Christmas Eve has … Continue reading Saturday Chaos and Nonsense
Hello and welcome to another Saturday Nonsense and Chaos post. Today a chance find leads to the discovery of an ancient gem which has been resurrected. No! Not that kind of gem. I wish. I was scrolling through my You Tube watch list and came across a full movie starring the wonderful man in the … Continue reading Saturday Nonsense and Chaos
You know how you wake up in the morning with a song in your head and it stays in your head. Invading your brain and even playing in the background when you least expect it. Well, this morning I woke up singing the theme tune to Metal Mickey. https://youtu.be/Rm2yOSF8s-M Metal Mickey was a British children's … Continue reading More Saturday Nonsense
Greetings dear fans and writers. Where did we leave off the last time? Oh yes. You had honed your draft, left it to brew ...speaking of. Where's my tea? Ah, that's better. There is nothing nicer than a cup of tea when chatting. The next important step, darlings, is to send the manuscript in all … Continue reading The Writerly Witch
Well, I shake my whiskered face. You'd think she, being the author, would come up with a better headline than, "The Writerly Witch," I'm not sure it's grammatically correct. Anyway, let me introduce myself. I am a witch's cat and let me tell you it's a hard job. However, I excel in a particular area of … Continue reading The Writerly Witch
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Is fantasy a male-dominated genre? I don't think so. Tanith Lee is the first name that springs to my mind, perhaps because my mother loved her work. My mother also introduced me to Marion Zimmer Bradley and her Thendara books. Later I would buy Mists of Avalon. It remains a firm favourite, although dog-eared and … Continue reading A Fresh Wind Blowing Through Stereotypes
This post is about Marjorie Mallon the author of The Curse of Time Book One The Bloodstone. Here is the live link to the paperback of The Curse of Time Book One - The Bloodstone https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curse-Time-Book-Bloodstone/dp/1999822439 I've had to amend my post to make sure that people on Facebook can see who this article … Continue reading Blog Tour – The Curse of Time Book One The Bloodstone By Marjorie Mallon
Happy Sunday to all readers. I felt compelled to write this post today. It is a beautiful spring day here in Scotland. The sun is shining, the frost is still nipping at my fingertips, but the crocuses are blooming, the witch hazel is resplendent with her coat of yellow and red. The birds are so … Continue reading In like a lion out like a lamb?
