Tag Archives: literature

Cover Reveal: ‘Paranormal Warwickshire’ by SC Skillman

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from SC Skillman Author: I’m delighted to be able to bring you the cover reveal for my new book, Paranormal Warwickshire, which is due to be released by Amberley Publishing on 15th November 2020. Paranormal Warwickshire by SC Skillman … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~Anne Brontë

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Robbie continues her series on the Brontë family. Click the links to read about Patrick, the patriarch , Charlotte Brontë and Emily Brontë. The Brontë family Anne Brontë Background Anne Bronté was the youngest of the six Bronté siblings and she … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Anne Bronte, Bronte, England, Gondal, Haworth, literature, parsonage, travel, yorkshire | 32 Comments

Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~Emily Brontë

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Robbie continues her series on the Brontë family. Click the links to read about Patrick, the patriarch and Charlotte Brontë. The Brontë family Emily Brontë Background Emily Brontë was the fifth child of Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell. She is known … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~ The Bronte Family: Patrick Brontë

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Patrick Brontë – the patriarch In the beginning Patrick Brontë, born Brunty, was the oldest of ten children born to Hugh Brunty, a farm labourer, and Alice McClory. He grew up in the small village of Drumballyroney in Country Down, … Continue reading →

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Growing up with a book…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Jessica Bakkers, after reading Mae Clair’s post at Story Empire, posted about five books that had, as she put it, made her, ‘her’. There is no way on this earth that I could pick just five books… not unless it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged childhood, Dion Fortume, fantasy, literature, Narnia, Rampa, reading to children, Tolkien | 37 Comments

Bedtime Stories for Grownups – Felicity Sidnell Reid is Chris Graham’s guest

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from TRSA: I suppose it says something, possibly profound, about the state of the world, that there are now so many apps available which promise stories that will send the reader or listener to sleep. You can choose to … Continue reading →

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Bloody Valentines: Mary Shelley’s Tell-Tale Heart ~ Christine Valentor

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from witchlike: We all know that Mary Shelley is the author of Frankenstein, a phenomenal work of Gothic horror. But did you know that the gory details of Mary Shelley’s life itself read better than any novel? Perhaps the … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged feminism, Frankenstein, horror, literature, mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Valentine's Day, Victorian Era, Women in Horror. | 1 Comment

The Sword in the Wall ~ Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

He looked around carefully to see that he was alone. Then cast a few spells to check again. In their world, walls didn’t just have ears, but eyes too. Satisfied that he was well-cloaked from any magical surveillance, he walked … Continue reading →

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A glimmer in the darkness ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I like to sit up here and watch the dawn. That first flicker, the unsteady fragile glint of sunlight peaking over the horizon. It means that a hundred and fifty million kilometres away, the searing ball of gas is still … Continue reading →

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The Hound on the Moor ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

‘What do you think, a cow?’ Arthur poked the skull with his stick. ‘Possibly, or a large hound.’ ‘Strange, sitting here in the middle of an empty moor. A deer I could understand. I wonder how it got here.’ James … Continue reading →