Happy Hallowe’en!
This time last year, I was woken up by a tremendous crash in the middle of the night and the dogs barking hysterically. It turned out a large picture had fallen off the wall on the landing. At three o’clock in the morning I found myself fending off two excitable spaniels as I swept up broken […]
Herefordshire: a love letter
I’m writing this at the close of another incandescent Herefordshire autumn day. The clouds are gathering temporarily before a cold, starlit night and it’s time to light the wood-burner. When I took the dogs out earlier, it was one of those glorious mornings which made everyone greet us with a smile and a cheery hello. […]
Annie Whitehead: Queen of her Red Room
We’ve got historical writer Annie Whitehead sharing her cave today. And a very civilized one it is too! Tell us all about it, Annie: My cave didn’t exist when we bought the house, but the arrival of baby #3 rendered the kitchen table too small for purpose, so we built a dining room. Actually, In […]
Liz Harris – a creature of habit?
I’m delighted to welcome the very gracious Liz Harris to the writer’s cave feature this week. Tell us all about your space and writing routine, Liz: Never let it be said that I’m a creature of habit, but … Every morning when I come downstairs, the first thing I do is go into the study […]
Downton Abbey – how we love you!
Autumn telly season is upon us. Time to draw the curtains, light the wood-burner and pour a glass of something nice. A dry sherry for me, please Carson. It’s no secret I’m a big fan of Strictly Come Dancing but I also love a good period drama, especially on Sunday evenings. The BBC’s […]
Taming Tom Jones – out today!
Post-its and pets are recurring themes in the writer’s cave feature. They appear in Margaret K Johnson’s piece today, as well as her love of early mornings. She’s celebrating having a new book out too! Thanks so much for inviting me to appear on your My Writing Cave feature! I do have the ability to write […]
A girl called Zanzibar and Katy Haye’s love of Post-its
Katy Haye is here today, to exlain where – and how she writes. Hi Georgia, thank you for inviting me to chat about where I write. Most of the time I write in what I grandly call “the music room.” It’s actually a closed-off lobby next to the stairs containing a piano and two flutes, […]
When things go bump in the night …
So, did you enjoy the first episode of Phil Rickman’s Midwinter of the Spirit? I did, although I watched from behind the dog. Parts of the book scared me silly and the same parts of the TV adaptation did too! In episode one Huw, Merrily’s deliverance mentor played by the wonderful David Threlfall, […]
Torn Between Two Counties
On my Twitter bio it states: ‘Body in Herefordshire. Heart in Lyme Regis. Head all over the place.’ I’m a creature torn. On the one hand I feel passionately drawn to Lyme Regis and always have done. My family took me on holiday there every year from when I was very small. I cried when […]
Show Me Heaven
I had this going through my mind when I was writing While I Was Waiting. For me, it sums up perfectly the sexual tension between Rachel and Gabe. For a long time Show Me Heaven was the book’s working title too. Great song. Would you have bought the book with Show Me Heaven as the […]
