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Tag Archives: middle age
TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS – A wonderful book about second love
Thank you to Jillian Morton for this wonderful review. Wish Amazon would share it worldwide – Oh well, they think they know best…. Jillian Morton5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book about second loves. Reviewed in Australia on 22 … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Women's Fiction, Greek Islands, Humour, new writing, Single mother, Single mothers, Writers, Writing
Tagged contemporary Fiction, Fiction, fiftieth birthday, Greek Islands, holiday reading, Humour, Jigsaw Island, Lynne McVernon, middle age, new writing, romance, Symi, Terrible with Raisins, Women writers, women's fiction, Writing
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Stick to what you’re good at.
As an ex – many years ex – art student, I was perhaps over optimistic about designing my own book covers. We got there, eventually, Martyn & I, with the amateurish painting my department and tidying it up digitally, his. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, birthday, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Fiction, Greek Islands, Humour, new writing, Writers, Writing
Tagged book cover, contemporary Fiction, Design, Greek Islands, middle age, new novel, new writing, romance, Symi, Terrible with Raisins, Women writers, women's fiction, Writing
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Getting literate…
Persuade a friend to pledge on UNBOUND.COM for a copy of JIGSAW ISLAND at Paperback or Super Patron Paperback (EARLY BIRD) levels and receive a free paperback of the prequel, TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS (TWR), yourself. Pledges at READ WITH A … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Women's Fiction, Desperation, Fiction, Greek Islands, Humour, Leros, Lesbian interest, Life on the edge, new writing, Single mothers, Unbound publishing, Writers, Writing
Tagged contemporary Fiction, fiftieth birthday, Greece, Greek Islands, Guildford, holiday reading, Humour, Jigsaw Island, Leros, Lynne McVernon, middle age, new writing, romance, Symi, Terrible with Raisins, Women writers, women's fiction, Writing
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TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS…
“… there was something, something pretty terrible… Not just plain terrible. This was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it…” – Dorothy Parker (on turning fifty), The Middle or Blue Period. I thought TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS would be … Continue reading
Writer challenge: Pride comes before a fall. Up to 300 words.
I am to have an operation shortly and went to the pre-op. assessment recently. The nurse conducting it remarked on the coincidence that we both had the same birthday. “Not the same year, too?” I asked. “Oh no, I’m five … Continue reading
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TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS IS PUBLISHED!
AT LAST! Uploaded to Kindle today at 16:30. Available UK within 12 hours, rest of the world within 48 hours. And it only took 11 years… Many thanks to Sarah Stead, my lovely, talented stepdaughter, for editing it (from Wellington, … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Islands, Humour, Writing
Tagged birthday, daughters, fiftieth birthday, Fifty, Lynne McVernon, middle age, mothers, new novel, new writing, romance, toy boy, women's fiction
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