Category Archives: Books

The many and the one

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Sue Vincent

My dog is a cheese hound, though chicken attracts her But show her a tennis ball, nothing distracts her. She’s partial to cuddles, and happy to nuzzle, Likes having her ears scratched and strokes on her muzzle, But soon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dogs, Humour, Poetry | Tagged Ani, doggerel, Laughter Lines, tennis balls | 24 Comments

The dog-eared blogger

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I remember starting blogging and looking with absolute awe at those bloggers who had followers. Any followers. Those who had followers numbering into the impossible realms of four figures must, I thought, be famous people… writers, artists, social commentators. Or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Dogs, writing | Tagged Indie, milestones, publishing, stats, wordpress | 57 Comments

Gift wrapped

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

My son called me to ask if I’d seen what he’d been up to. I duly admired the striking new layout of his blog, acknowledging the amount of work that had gone into making it visually memorable, particularly for Nick … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Friendship, Love, Nick Verron, Spirituality, writing | Tagged book by its covr, judging people, prejudice, wrapping gifts | 21 Comments

A new day

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Winter usually creeps in slowly, almost unnoticed, as autumn slows to its end. Not this year. On Thursday I headed north wearing a short sleeved T-shirt. On Friday I drove back from the meeting through a blizzard. Temperatures had dropped, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, England, nature, Nick Verron, Photography, travel, workshop 2016, writing | Tagged dawn, Derbyshire, frost, snow, winter | 48 Comments

Mister Fox and the Demon Dogs #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Bone-white winter gleams in the moonlight. Silent shadows hunt in the night…. The Hunter’s Moon sails above dark hills, caught in the empty fingers of the treetops. A mysterious company gathers to kindle the flames of the dance; arcane patterns … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Don and Wen, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged Book launch, dance, fire dance, folk dance, fox, graphic novel, Langsett, legend | 12 Comments

A world of change

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I had picked up the book from the shelves at the top of the stairs. When I am too tired to read anything useful in bed, I go to old and familiar friends that I know I can re-read and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, fiction, Life, writing | Tagged Anne McCaffrey, Crystal Singer, fantasy, fictional worlds, human nature, Killashandra, sci-fi, storytelling | 20 Comments

G. Michael Vasey on the second edition of the Mystical Hexagram

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Sue Vincent

This weekend, the paperback and kindle versions of The Mystical Hexagram – 2nd Edition became available. The book is a joint project with prolific author Sue Vincent, who incidentally designed the beautiful new cover. An additional chapter is contained in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Spirituality, writing | Tagged contact, G. Michael Vasey, meditation, new release, spiritual exercises, symbolism | 3 Comments

A writerly weekend…

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I was late setting off for the north on Friday, so there was no time to stop and enjoy the autumnal colour that now blankets the land like some medieval tapestry, all ochres, rust and gold. By the time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Events, Photography, travel, writing | Tagged G. Michael Vasey, Langsett, Mister Fox, mystical hexagram, Stuart France, writing process | 25 Comments

A new beginning…

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Several years ago a friend asked me to work with him preparing one of his books for publication. The task expanded a little as we worked and eventually, we had a book, The Mystical Hexagram: The Seven Inner Stars of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Friendship, soul, Spirituality, transformation, writing | Tagged book extract, hexagram, relaunch, reviews, second edition, symbolism, vasey | 10 Comments

Notes from a Small Dog – Abandoned

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Sue Vincent

She’s away gallivanting, leaving me with my friends all alone to play with Gooch and Hardy… All she’s been doing is tapping away at the ‘puter for ages… ‘proofing’, she says… ‘not now’ and ‘just a minute’ she says… Boring… … Continue reading →