Category Archives: Books

Others like us… Stuart France

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … ‘Remind me again, why we are going to Cadbury?’ Part of my reluctance for these, what might be called, impromptu assignations are the inevitable ruptures they make in the overall scheme of things. Once a pattern has started … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t… Stuart France

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* It had already been a long, sticky, drive… We had finished up our ‘rekkie’ just after One Bell when Wen finally pointed the aerodynamic nose of the Green Goddess towards Avebury… The heat in the day showed no signs … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Art, Books | Tagged albion, avebury, Don and Wen, landscape, mystery, Photography, psychology, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye, weekend workshop | 7 Comments

Guest author: Kaye Park Hinckley- What can fiction bring to a world with broken wings?

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

What can a fiction writer bring to a world with broken wings? For sure, a world like this one is full of fragmented people–fodder for a writer. And just as sure, a writer will translate human brokenness through his or … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fiction, Guest post, writing | Tagged faith, gifts, morality, writing with faith | 12 Comments

Rather, a Neanderthal?… Stuart France

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* If it were true that we had evolved and progressed and were still continuing to do so… Continue reading at Stuart France

Posted in Art, Books | Tagged albion, alternative history, esoteric, interpretation, Life, Lyric, magic, meaning, mystery, philosophy, Photography, Poetry, psychology, Trickster | 2 Comments

Contract red flag alert: perpetual license for derivative rights – by Victoria Strauss…

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware and reblogged via TRSA: SFWA’s Contracts Committee has recently been seeing a proliferation of contracts from small magazines, and a very few established markets, that license all derivative rights in perpetuity. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reblog, writing | Tagged contracts, copyright, derivative works, fine print, small print, writers rights | 13 Comments

A Vice Called Cant… Stuart France

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Use every man after his desert and who shall ‘scape whipping…’ Hamlet, Act2 Scene 2 * Hail, eternal plodders, hail! Stretch-out, stretch-out the tedious tale… Continue reading at Stuart France

Posted in Art, Books | Tagged albion, Don and Wen, esoteric, interpretation, Life, Lyric, meaning, philosophy, Photography, psychology, The Silent Eye | 4 Comments

On the road again…

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

How much can you really manage to do on a warm, sunny weekend? It is surprising how obliging time can be when it is limited. We do not rush, we are never hurried, but we do seem to manage to … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, ancient mound, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, consciousness, Dan Brown, Don and Wen, historic sites, Landscape, mystery, nature, Photography, road trip, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, Templars, The Silent Eye, travel | Tagged history, museum, research, worksops | 43 Comments

Charles Yallowitz is Lucinda E. Clarke’s guest… with an excerpt of his new book!

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Lucinda E. Clarke: My guest this week is a name that often pops up on my social media as he’s very ‘into’ marketing and very successful at it too. Charles has a new book out and we have … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, fantasy, fiction, writing | Tagged author interview, book excerpt, book promo, Dawn Fangs | 1 Comment

“A gift of laughter…”

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

As I’m on a research mission this weekend, and having spent much of the week in hospital waiting rooms, I have dredged up a couple of old ones to share.This one was written two years ago… Rafael Sabatini is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fiction, Film | Tagged adventure, Black Swan, Captain Blood, Errol Flynn, Hollywood, imagination, Photography, Rafael Sabatini, Silent movies, Stewart Granger, Tyrone Power, writing | 39 Comments

Stratford-Strange III… Stuart France

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “I suppose, Carbrook Hall ‘took the biscuit’ in that respect.” “Yes, it’s one thing to be ignored by a bar-tender at a bar but not to be seen at all!” “And all the while I was snapping away, … Continue reading →