Sand, surf … and custard tarts!
I’ve had an amazing month – spending most of it on holiday. That means that I have not done much new writing, but I did get almost half of the first draft of another Kismet book written …
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Ancient doodles
It has been a busy couple of months, but I’ve managed to keep writing and have started a third book in the Turkish Village series. I have also moved forward with the book, Precious Things…
Burning shovels!
In Turkish, there is a popular saying, something like ‘March makes you look out of the door, then makes you burn your shovels and pickaxes’. It means the weather can be really lovely in March, and then suddenly…
Speaking Out
The biggest news, as you hopefully know by now, is that I’ve published another book! The second book in the Turkish Village series, Speaking Out, was available on Amazon from the start of the month. It features …
Book Number 2
January has been a productive month. After the Christmas break, my editor made the final adjustments to Speaking Out (the second book in the Kismet Pension series, which I have now renamed the Turkish village series)…
Another year over!
And there it is – another year over! It has been a momentous one, with my first novel published and receiving some lovely reviews and the second a few weeks from publication. Instead of sharing any other news this month…
Oranges and Lemons
November has been a quiet month. With the second Kismet book still at the editor, I have been working on the new novel, but I have found myself procrastinating quite a lot. I am not alone in this…
Capitals and Cats
The second book in the Kismet series has gone to the editor. I also have a cover for it, which I will put on my Facebook page when I am a little nearer to publishing. I had a rough idea of what I wanted…
I love September!
In Turkish, the word for September is Eylül, which comes from Arabic and refers to it being harvest time. I love this month because…
Escape to the Tatras
At the beginning of the month, I finished the second book in the Kismet series. I have sent it to some readers for their ideas and after a final read through, will send it to the editor. I have also started two new books…
A case full of books!
I came back from the UK and got stuck into the third, and hopefully final, draft of the second book in the Kismet series. I am hoping to get it to the editor in August and published in October…
A sunny England
June has flown by! It has been exciting to see the reviews for The Kismet Pension. It’s quite scary sending your book out into the world, especially when it’s your first one, but…
Hooray for May!
I can’t start this month’s news with anything other than the fact that I finally got a book published! The Kismet Pension was out on Amazon on 12 May…
Almost there…
I am (hopefully) near the end of what has been a long journey – to get published. I started writing The Kismet Pension when my younger son was about three and he’s now twenty-five! It was slow going…
Artichokes and almonds
The Kismet Pension is with advance copy readers. I found some of these readers through a site designed especially for this. The others…
Spring is coming!
So here we are – already near the end of the second month of the year! It’s a short month and seems even shorter to me as I was ill at the start of the month…
The start of an exciting year!
So, 2025 is here and this will be the year that I FINALLY (it really has been a long time coming) publish my first book…
Time to write!
The place I have chosen to live, Fethiye, is very popular as a holiday destination. This means that in…
….And where I am now
It took me nearly twenty years to write two books (see above) and it has taken me…