In which the derelict farmhouse that sparked my historical fantasy, ‘Foxfires’, on a wintery walk many years ago suddenly appears online for sale, and I spend the day wishing it was mine, all mine!
Tag: fantasy
Welcome to the Family, Foxfires!
FOXFIRES – what’s it all about?
It was a relief to finally type ‘The End’ on my fourth book and I think the characters felt it too. We’ve been working together on and off for twelve years now in extremely adverse conditions, and they’ve been very patient with me…
The Crown (La Corona)
We do not know why the king went into the cave. Was he hiding? Seeking solitude? Was he meeting a lover? Or an envoy of his neighbour to negotiate a transfer of power? Was he fed up of being a king? I once asked my nursemaid and she told me it was better not to know. I disagreed with her. It’s always better to know…
‘Do Not Mistake Love for Happiness…’
“You have two paths, Catalina. The first will give you the smallest taste of something that you can never have, but something so divine that the very memory is enough to drive you mad for the rest of your life. Or you can leave now.”
Begging Letter #4: Tree-Climbing Sheep
In which Dr Williams comes across another strange petition in the intriguing medieval Blackwood archives…
Can a Witch REALLY Turn You into a Toad?
Concerning a bizarre claim by a Mr Warren of Lesser Crocklington in 1331.
Begging Letter #3: What shall we do with the Drunken Soldier?
In which Dr Williams comes across another strange petition in the Blackwood archives…
The Surprising Origin of ‘COOL!’
The word ‘cool’ (as a way of saying ‘splendid’) has been around for longer than most people think. It all started at the royal court of Edward I…