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It’s Carol Thomas’ turn to share five things that you would never guess about her. 1 – I had a fear of dogs! When I was little, a German shepherd dog pushed me into a swimming pool. It resulted in a temporary fear of water, and a longer-term fear of dogs. While I am so… Continue reading Five Things You Would Never Guess About Author Carol Thomas

For Mother’s Day last weekend, I put a series of posts on the group Apricot Plots about the sayings of Jenny Simpson’s late mother. Jenny is the heroine from my novel The Truth Lies Buried. I thought I would share them here, along with short extracts from the book. “Handsome is as handsome does” Extract… Continue reading Mother Sayings From The Truth Lies Buried

This week I’m joined by Jenni Keer, author of The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker. Thank you so much for inviting me over to your blog, Morton. I can’t sit down because I’m still floating after an amazing couple of months since the ebook launch. Over 100 Amazon reviews to date and a brief… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Jenni Keer

Another post in my blog series sharing five things you would never guess about an author – today it’s Tora Williams in the spotlight. Over to Tora … I’m terrified of heights. To the extent that I get panicky if I have to stand on a chair to change a light bulb. Fortunately I’m quite tall,… Continue reading Five Things You Would Never Guess About Author Tora Williams

I’m thrilled that The Truth Lies Buried is out in paperback, published by Choc Lit and audiobook, produced by ISIS Publishing today (12 March 2019). There is nothing more exciting than holding your story as a paperback in your hands. If you’ve a second you can watch me talking about this on YouTube for the Choc… Continue reading Excited!

For those of you who have been waiting for an update on my French polishing course. I am very happy with my finished items. I found the course very interesting, but also exhausting. I don’t think I would have taken such a complicated table if I had known I’d have to sand each surface about… Continue reading Updates

I’ve written on my blog before about how I love to learn new things. I’ve lost count of the courses I’ve attended over the years, from recognising antiques to ribbon Christmas tree ornaments, from silver clay to glass bead making, lino print to spiritual poetry. This weekend I went on the first part of a… Continue reading Out of My Comfort Zone

The wonderful group Apricot Plots which I am so happy to be a member of has a Valentine Tour event running 6-14 February. Each member of the group will take over the Apricot Plots Facebook and Twitter feed for the day. My day is Friday 8 February when I will be talking about ‘The Food… Continue reading Looking Forward to Exciting Times

Continuing with my blog series sharing five things people would not guess about the authors featured, this week I have Alison May for you. Over to Alison … I once played an alien in a radio play. When I was at secondary school/sixth form I thought I wanted to be an actor when I grew… Continue reading Five Things You Would Never Guess About Author Alison May

As I’ve started to ask other authors to share five things people would not guess about them, I thought it was only fair to do the same. So this week I am sharing my five things… Soft Toys I have a weakness for soft toys. I keep telling myself I’m too old to buy them… Continue reading Five Things You Would Never Guess About Author Morton S Gray