Category Archives: fiction

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 →

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“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 →

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More than survival

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

  One of my all-time favourite fantasy cycles is the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. They were the first fantasy books I ever read other than the classics such as Tolkien, Lewis and Carroll. My grandfather … Continue reading →

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The right way to write?

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

There was a bit of a conversation going on yesterday over at Serendipity about finding your voice as a writer. It is something with which many writers are preoccupied and with reason. Your voice is your signature. The tone, the … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Allan Hudson -The One Bedroom Ark

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The One Bedroom Ark Noah Coyne began to count the cash in his till. The flashing of the crosswalk light on the corner caused him to look up. His reflection in the store’s front window flashed yellow every time it … Continue reading →

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Shades of the Golden Age…

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

As a child, I loved the old movies of the swashbuckling variety. Even then, I knew the stories were not real and the history likely to be wildly innaccurate. Romance and adventure did not wait behind every tree. Magic, though, … Continue reading →

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FREE Download! First Lady Of The Keys by Lucy Brazier

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

To celebrate the release of new PorterGirl novel, Sinister Dexter, the first book in the PorterGirl trilogy is available on FREE download for five days from Thursday 26th April! First Lady Of The Keys is where we first enter Old … Continue reading →

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‘Pictures from and Exhibition’ from Tallis Steelyard… now available on Kindle

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Now available on Amazon UK and Amazon.com

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Guest author: Joanne Guidoccio – My writing journey and a #Giveaway!

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

During my high school years, I dabbled in poetry while dreams of a writing career dangled before me. But I gave in to my practical Italian side and pursued degrees in mathematics and education. While teaching was a good career … Continue reading →

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Pictures from an Exhibition blog tour with Tallis Steelyard – Partannese Promenade

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I suspect that future amateur cultural historians (I cannot conceive of a society so wastrel that it would pay historians whilst honest poets go hungry) will ponder long over the various influences on Port Naain. Now ask anybody in Port … Continue reading →

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