RNA and Shirley Wells
Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | 2 Comments »So little done; so much to do. Anyone know where we can buy more time? My novel coming along well got interrupted yesterday, well, it was my own doing. I went to a RNA meeting near Harrogate. Of course that's very ...
Writing – Work in Hand
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in Books, DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | 2 Comments »18,000 words into my new novel. 100,000 words the target by February. A little behind schedule but I'll get on course.but first I'll have the proof copy of my previous book SECRETS OF A WHITBY GIRL to check. Email from ...
Romantic Novelists’ Association.
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | 4 Comments »Yesterday I went the monthly meeting of Northern Chapter of Romantic Novelists' Association. Eighteen of us. Lots of chatter over an informal lunch. No speaker, no special subject but a most interesting 'round the table' meeting. Each in turn told what ...
Sealed Secrets – Publishing Day
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Books, DIARY, Work in Hand | No Comments »Today, 10th March, great day! Sealed Secrets, my 19th book under the name of Jessica Blair is published today in hardback. It is set in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast, Rosedale in the North York Moors and in Newcastle in the ...
Romantic Novelists’ Association
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | No Comments »Looking forward to Thursday - the first of our new session of RNA (Romantic Novelists' Association) Northern Chapter meetings held at the Smiiths Arms, Beckwithshaw near Harrogate. There'll be plenty of chat over lunch. I'll certainly come away enthused to ...
New Novel
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | 3 Comments »On 22nd I mention a new novel. I said I would let you have a title when I knew it. Well, the working title is THE ROAD BELOW ME. A contract is on its way. The story will be set ...
Start of a new novel
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | No Comments »The germs of the new idea I mentioned on 19th January after I had finished I WEPT FOR THE MORNING SUN have been developing in my mind. After discussing the broad outline with my editor at my publisher, Piatkus, I ...
The Birth of a New Novel
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | No Comments »My latest novel is in the hands of my publisher!!!! Yipee!!!! Hi, don't be in such a hurry to relax. You'll now have to think of the next one !! Hold on before you start saying 'Told you so.' I already ...
TIME and WRITING UPDATE
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, The Other Side Of Me, Work in Hand | No Comments »Just looked at my last blog entry - 7th September. How time flies without us being aware of its passing. Can we put a break on it? In front of my desk I have the quotation 'So little done, so much ...
New book
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Books, My Writing Life, Work in Hand | No Comments »Commissioned to write another book by Piatkus, imprint of the Little Brown Group. 100,000 words by February. Present title I Wept for the Morning Sun. Looking forward to writing this; developing the characters as the story unfolds which of course ...
