Month: January 2018

#Guest Post by Maggie Ritchie: Researching historical novels set in Paris and Africa @MallonRitchie

January 25, 2018

Today I welcome award-winning author and journalist Maggie Ritchie to my blog. Ms Ritchie reveals what she did to research her two novels, from checking out galleries and pavement cafes in Paris – hard work indeed! – to studying witch doctors.  Research is one of the great joys of writing an historical novel. When I wrote my … More #Guest Post by Maggie Ritchie: Researching historical novels set in Paris and Africa @MallonRitchie

News and Plans for 2018

January 13, 2018

This post is a little later than I intended owing to being away over Christmas, domestic interruptions (fridge delivery, Virgin cutting off our internet), other things needing attention (tax return) and time-management issues. Writing news In 2017 I started submitting short stories to competitions and devoted regular mornings to writing (and editing) them. Earlier this … More News and Plans for 2018