Morton S. Gray

The Elusive Elements Of A Good Read by Morton S. Gray

I went through a strange phase recently when I couldn’t settle to read and abandoned several novels that I had started. I hasten to add that it was my mood not the novels I tried. In the end I decided to reread a couple of favourites instead and it set me wondering why these books… Continue reading The Elusive Elements Of A Good Read by Morton S. Gray

A Walk With Author Judith Barrow

Something slightly different on my blog today as Judith Barrow author of Sisters published by Honno takes us on a walk … We walk, Husband and I, whenever we get the chance. And walking is at the centre of most of our holidays. The following is of a climb walk we did last year on… Continue reading A Walk With Author Judith Barrow

Who Is The Real Lilac Mills?

I am loving this series of posts from fellow authors telling me about the real person behind their books. Today I’m featuring Lilac Mills, the author of the Tanglewood series for Canelo. Enjoy her story … Thank you so much for inviting on to your blog, Morton; it’s an honour to be here. Some readers… Continue reading Who Is The Real Lilac Mills?

A Garden Party And What Else Has Morton Been Up To?

I’m really enjoying my blog visitors’ posts at the moment and I do hope my readers are too – plenty more coming up soon. There was a gap in my schedule this week, so I thought I would do an update on what I’ve been up to. I have been persevering with my sourdough bread… Continue reading A Garden Party And What Else Has Morton Been Up To?

What Makes Me A Writer By Caroline James

I am delighted to welcome Caroline James, author of The French Cookery School for One More Chapter back to my blog to tell readers about what makes her a writer. I have read her latest lovely book, so will include my review at the end of the blog. Over to Caroline … Hi everyone and… Continue reading What Makes Me A Writer By Caroline James

Who Is The Real Angela Petch?

An absolute treat for my blog readers this week as author Angela Petch reveals more about herself and a fascinating story it is indeed! I’m speaking to Angela quite a lot of late as we share our adventure into the world of sourdough bread making. Angela’s latest novel published by Bookouture is The Sicilian Secret.… Continue reading Who Is The Real Angela Petch?

An Extract From A Wedding For The Bomber Girls by Vicki Beeby

Happy to welcome Vicki Beeby back to my blog with an extract of her latest novel A Wedding for the Bomber Girls. I was fortunate to read and enjoy immensely an advance copy of this book, so I will give Morton’s review at the end of the blog post. Thank you so much for inviting… Continue reading An Extract From A Wedding For The Bomber Girls by Vicki Beeby

New Graphics Plus Book Recommendations

I’ve been experimenting trying to summarise the novels from my The Secrets of Borteen Bay Series in simple graphics. Please let me know what you think … Buying Links here, just in case you are tempted 😘. Book Recommendations A few more book recommendations from my recent reading: A Wedding For The Bomber Girls by… Continue reading New Graphics Plus Book Recommendations

Progress Report On My Experiment

The oven is heating as I type this blog, ready for my latest batch of sour dough loaves. This time it’s marmite, cheddar and chilli. Not too sure I’ve done things quite right today, but I’m enjoying the experimentation as it is different and fun. It felt sad to finish my bread making course last… Continue reading Progress Report On My Experiment

So, What Did I Learn?

I talked last week about my efforts to get out more and refill my creative well. So, what did I learn from my experiment? Day Two of my bread making course was great. I prepared a sour dough loaf for the oven, cooked a focaccia bread and prepared the dough for another sour dough bread,… Continue reading So, What Did I Learn?