AUGUST Family time This month has been a busy one with family. Charlie’s son and his family were over from Sweden, staying with us for a week. It was a bit of a squeeze in our flat, but it was lovely to see them. We broke the visit up with a trip to Tyndrum, whereContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
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A WRITER’S LIFE
JULY 2022 Thank you to those of you who gave me your opinion on the title for my second book in The Uist Girl Series. It looks like His Bitter Seed is the favourite, but there’s still time to let me know if you have other suggestions, as I probably won’t be publishing it untilContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
A WRITER’S LIFE
JUNE/JULY 2022 I’ve been busy completing the draft of the second book in The Uist Girl Series ready for editing and am happy to report that I finished it at the weekend. Normally, I do all the editing myself and friends and family help by reading the book and giving their opinions, which I alwaysContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
A WRITER’S LIFE
MAY/JUNE I am delighted to let you know that I have now finished the first draft of my second book in the Uist Girl Series. Now the hard work begins! Editing is really when the book is created. After I have revised the first draft, I then ask some friends to read it and giveContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
A WRITER’S LIFE
It seems a while since I’ve posted anything, and I’ve been trying to think what I’ve been doing. Well, I’ve been writing. I’m up to 40,000 words in the second book in The Uist Girl Series, and I think I know where I’m going with it. As usual, I’ve loved the research that’s needed whenContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
HAPPY EASTER
HOLY LAND TRIP APRIL 2019 As it’s Easter, I thought I would share some memories from my trip to the Holy Land with Charlie and my sister Catherine. It was part of my seventieth celebrations and one of the highlights. It was a whirlwind trip spread over eight days. We started off in Istanbul, whichContinue reading “HAPPY EASTER”
A WRITER’S LIFE
Just to remind you my kindle novels are still only 99p until tomorrow. Click here if you’d like to buy I’ve had a busy and enjoyable week. It feels like things are getting back to normal, even although Covid is still rife. On Monday, I had my ukulele class, followed by coffee, on Tuesday, IContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
SPRING SALE
CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012
GOODBYE TO AUSTRALIA JULY 2012 During our last couple of weeks in Australia we visited Rockhampton, (got hit by a kangaroo on the way there but luckily neither us nor the kangaroo were hurt), Mackay, Cairns where we took the mountain train to Kuranda (See poem below), a boat trip to see crocodiles (driven byContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”
A WRITER’S LIFE
Isn’t this sunshine lovely? I can’t believe it’s only March. I must apologise for not finishing my Chaz and Maz Down Under Blog as promised, but I’ve been a little busy over the last couple of weeks. I promise to finish it off next week. So last week-end I was at the Scottish Association ofContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
MARION MACDONALD 