Britain’s ‘Little Ice Age’
It's hardly surprising in the UK that we are notorious for talking about the weather, for it is nothing if not unpredictable. Take the last 2 weeks - where I…
When History came to Life – Scotland’s History Festival 2014
After many years as the ‘Cinderella’ subject, history has been making a comeback. Authors of historical fiction are beating all comers in the big prize stakes, our TV schedules are…
Charles I and a very small coffin…
It isn’t every day I find an intriguing little snippet, but today was one of those days. This article tells the tale of the finding and opening of Charles I’s…
Kindle 1600s style.
If you think that the idea of being able to travel with a whole library of books came in with the invention of the Kindle, think again. The Bodleian Library…
Am I ‘sad’?
I have the feeling that it may be a little 'sad' to find this article in the Guardian interesting - but it is about words - and in particular how…
Is there or isn’t there? A Guardian take on Literary Fiction.
One sentence in the opening of this article jumps out at me - 'Jane Austen...wrote fiction to entertain and to make money. And that is what we novelists have been…
One to think about
Thank you Elizabeth Spann Craig for this insight into her way of keeping writing on track. Some of it particularly pertinent for me today as yesterday I spent too much…
Hanging – an appropriate punishment here – I don’t think so.
This is an article that had particular interest to me for several reasons - it took place where I currently live, so that an immediate draw. Then the topic, especially…
Some wonderful comments…
I continue to be moved by the comments that folk are leaving on my book page in http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=927 It makes the nomination for the competition worthwhile, whatever the outcome, to…
Interview on the Maiden’s Court blog
Thank you Heather for a chance to feature on your blog - it was good to 'talk' to you. Visit http://themaidenscourt.blogspot.com/2013/02/interview-with-author-margaret-skea.html