April 2015 – Helen Glynn Jones

The Joy Of Reading

So here’s something interesting. The paperback version of Oak and Mist is outselling the e-book version by more than two-to-one. When I published, it was very important to me to have a paperback version of the book, as I personally feel that there is a wonderful permanence to being able to hold a book inContinue reading “The Joy Of Reading”

Clearing My Mind

Most days I count my blessings as I sit down at my computer, happy to be writing, to have my family, to be living here. And then there are days when really, all I want to do is sit on the couch and binge watch Avengers movies or Game of Thrones, or the Tudors. OrContinue reading “Clearing My Mind”

Herding Cats

So, I’ve been doing a little editing recently. I have six books on the go at the moment – the next five instalments of The Ambeth Chronicles, plus another unrelated novel that’s very close to being finished. Oh, I’m not trying to edit them all at once, not at all – that would be aContinue reading “Herding Cats”

Ten Days

Ten days. It’s not a great deal of time. Less than two weeks, one third of a month. Yet it has made all the difference. My neighbourhood has bloomed since I’ve been away. Hedges that were black and bare, leafless trees only misted with green or pale hints of blossom are now verdant with foliage,Continue reading “Ten Days”

Over The Hills and Far Away

I am taking a little break from blogging. Just for a few days. A trip to the mountains beckons, and with it some time to refresh and renew. Also, No Quarter, the second book in the Ambeth series, needs a nice solid edit so I’ll be venturing into the woods again, working through what happensContinue reading “Over The Hills and Far Away”

A Piece of Sky

I found this flint some time ago. Split open, it lay upon the path where I walked. It looks as though a star is inside it, as though long ago one fell to earth and became caught in the stone. In Ambeth, the Elders of the Light watch the stars and see what they portend.Continue reading “A Piece of Sky”

Treasure Hunting

Last summer my husband, daughter and I went metal detecting in our local woods. Of course we had dreams of uncovering some sort of golden hoard, left in days past by desperate refugees fleeing advancing armies, but we figured the reality was more likely to be an array of soft drink cans and old screwsContinue reading “Treasure Hunting”