Jessica Blair novels reissue.
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Books, DIARY, My Writing Life | No Comments »Coming NOVEMBER TENTH 6 JESSICA BLAIR novels re-issued in paperback with new covers THE RED SHAWL, A DISTANT HARBOUR, STORM BAY, THE RESTLESS SPIRIT, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, THE SEAWEED GATHERERS. Historical sagas of adventure and romance. Published by Piatkus an imprint of ...
Blog Neglect and My Writing World
Friday, July 2nd, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life | No Comments »Blog neglect, we all have our own reasons for this ailment. Some are genuine some mere excuses to not get down to putting words on the computer - well in this respect. I have been putting words down - answering ...
Middlesbrough LitFest – Radio Interview
Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, The Writing World | 2 Comments »Interviewed today for radio in connection with my talk at Middlesbrough LitFest on 29June, 6- 8pm. The interview has been put on the internet. If you want to hear it go to http://southsidebroadcasting.podbean.com/ The interviewer, Alex Lewczuk and Gill Appleton were in ...
WESTERN. Cover Art Work
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Posted in BOOKS FROM MY BOOKSHELVES, Books, My Writing Life | 6 Comments »The cover for my latest Western published in largeprint by Magna. The original hardback was published in 1967. This cover illustration was provided by Gordon Crabb who has done numerous bookcovers for all genres as well as art work ...
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 ...
Jessica Blair – Publicity
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life | No Comments »Last Saturday - signing session Whitby Bookshop. Weather beautiful. Wonderful journey over tghe moors and along the coast. Explored Whitby once again absorbing atmosphere and checking places for future writing, Signing session good. Met pleasant and interesting people who liked ...
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 ...
Jessica Blair and Music.
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing Life, The Other Side Of Me | No Comments »Chopin born 200years ago. 1940 a 17 year old schoolboy, soon to be going to war, saw a film, Trade Winds starring Frederick Marsh and Joan Bennett in a Yorkshire market town. Connection? a piece by Chopin - Predules Op28 N07 ...
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
Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in BOOKS FROM MY BOOKSHELVES, Books, DIARY, My Writing Life | No Comments »1858. Twenty-year-old Betsy Palmer is crossing the North York Moors on her way to Rosedale when a wheel breaks on her trap, leaving her stranded all alone. When Jim Fenwick sees Betsy in distress, he comes to her aid – ...
