For example, today the doorbell rang. I was actually in the middle of fixing the lock, so the door was ajar. The house was vulnerable, particularly as I couldn’t figure out how to put the deadlock I had rather rashly disassembled back together again. The fact that the unexpected visitor had rung the doorbell told …
It’s a good un. Got a star. Which I’m told means something. And a “stellar”, which kind of means the same thing. They also said “Ruth Rendell fans open to stories set a century ago will be well satisfied,” which I wasn’t expecting. But, hey, it’s all good! You can read the full review here.
Next in my series of eye-themed vine animations:
But I do sometimes wonder how she motivates herself. It can’t be the money any more, if it ever was. It must be because she loves telling stories. And of course there are millions of people who love reading her stories. I think if any of us were getting that level of validation for a …
I don’t think JK Rowling should stop writing novels. Read More »
When I write outlines for books, I usually keep them fairly loose. I try to convey the broad sweep of the story, the general idea, if you like, but I don’t have everything fully worked out. I kind of optimistically hope that I’ll be able to sort out the detail once I start writing. I …