The minute I announced on Twitter that today I was going to make The Christmas Cake, memories of cinnamon, oranges, brandy and cake mix poured into my head.
I saw myself aged six or seven standing by my mother at the kitchen table. It was half-term and my mother, a teacher, had that precious week […]
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I’m delighted to welcome author Lesley Cookman to my blog today. Born in Guildford, Surrey, Lesley spent her early life in south London, before marrying and moving all over the south-east of England. Lesley fell into feature writing by accident, then went on to reviewing for both magazines and radio. She writes for the stage, […]
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Several people have commented on the new look of this blog (which is lovely of them) and asked me about the background.
Of course, it’s a Roman road and in particular it’s the Via Domitia at Ambrussum, near Nimes in southern France. The Via Domitia provided a fast and sure link from Spain to Italy. […]
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No, I haven’t killed off my second book. My self-edits are over and the typescript has gone to a beta reader. So what did the process involve?
First of all, I check my event grid. This is my table of contents, a brief summary of events in each chapter; who says what to whom, what […]
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Write 300-500 words about your favourite filofax memory and you could win a brand new oganiser. Now enjoying a strong revival, filofax is regaining the worldwide popularity seen in the 1980s.
This October, filofax and Philofaxy would like to invite you to share your favourite filofaxmemory. Whether it’s a tale about your first filofax, the […]
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