Ducie’s Diary: November 2022
November has been an interesting month, with lots going on both on the writing and the marketing front. But I did find time to make good on my intention to […]
Ducie’s Diary: June 2022
It’s been a month of two halves, has June. I’ve achieved quite a bit, as you can see below. We had great weather for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations here in […]
Ducie’s Diary: April 2022
April is supposed to be quite a harsh month, weather-wise, with lots of sharp rain showers and some chilly breezes. But we’ve got off quite lightly here in the UK […]
Ducie’s Diary: February 2022
Well, that’s February done with. It’s only two or three days shorter than the other eleven months, but it seems to make a huge difference, doesn’t it? I spent most […]
My Working World: N is for…
It’s time for another in the occasional series looking at places I’ve worked around the world. We’ve covered the first half of the alphabet in the past couple of years […]
Writerly Round-Up: October 2019
I know it’s a factor of age, but time really does seem to flow faster these days than it used to. It seems like to time at all since I […]
November’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to November’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. November has been a busy month for me, with three major events taking place in the first […]
August’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to this month’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. It’s Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK; which means, of course, that the sun has […]
#Swanwick70: Who’s In The Book Room?
For the next week, this blog is moving to Derbyshire, to the little town of Swanwick, for the annual Writers’ Summer School. And this year, it’s a biggie: our seventieth […]
March’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to this month’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. It only seems like a couple of days since I wrote last month’s copy. But if, […]
November’s Pot Luck Club
As we come to the end of the month, I bring you another helping from the Pot Luck Club; a round-up of my writerly activities over the past few weeks […]
October’s Pot Luck Club
Once again, we have five Mondays in the month, so today, I bring to you a round-up of what’s going on in my writerly world at the moment, including a […]
It’s A Bit Late But…
Okay, so I know it’s Tuesday in the UK, and my blog comes out on Monday; but it must still be Monday somewhere in the world? So I’m going to […]
July’s Pot Luck Club
So for the second time in three months, we have five Mondays in the month. So, I offer you another helping from the Pot luck Club. This time, I’m going […]
Meet The Family: Wilberforce ‘WB’ Businge
Back in November, I introduced you to Suzanne, the first of three strong women who feature in the Suzanne Jones series of thrillers. In April, we met the second of the trio, her […]
Meet The Family: Chibesa
Back in November, I introduced you to Suzanne, the first of three strong women who feature in the Suzanne Jones series of thrillers. In April, we met the second of the trio, […]
Meet The Family: Francine
Back in November, I introduced you to Suzanne, the first of three strong women who feature in the Suzanne Jones series of thrillers. Last month, we met the second of the trio, […]
Meet The Family: Charlie
Back in November, I introduced you to Suzanne, the first of three strong women who feature in the Suzanne Jones series of thrillers. This month, we meet the second of the trio, […]
Here We Go Again!
‘Here we go again!’ I thought. I’d been sitting at my desk wondering what I should write in the first blog of the New Year. Maybe a comment on the […]
Counterfeit! On Being Thankful
I’ve had a terrific week and have a lot to be thankful for. Last Tuesday Counterfeit! was published and we had an African-themed party in Chudleigh Parish Church where around 60 […]
Counterfeit! Available for Pre-order
Only one thing to say this week: Counterfeit! is available NOW for pre-order on Amazon. All orders will be delivered on launch day which is 19th July. Counterfeit! is the first in the […]
Counterfeit! Update: Where’s The Time Gone?
One of the things I learnt when I published my first novel, Gorgito’s Ice Rink, was how quickly time passes. It took me 7 years from writing the opening line to […]
Counterfeit! Update: Meet Kabwe
Kabwe Mazoka is the first person we meet in Counterfeit! He is Zambian, in his early thirties and following the death of his father, runs the family company, Mazokapharm, in Ndola, in […]
Twice As Revealing…
The manuscript for my second novel, Counterfeit! is with my beta readers at the moment, so I’m having a few weeks off from editing to concentrate on pre-publication promotion. And […]
SMART Self-Assessment
This time last year, I posted an article about SMART objectives, and listed those I was planning to achieve in the coming year. Getting ready to do a repeat […]