It’s a strange thing, to dream a person to life. Yet that is what a writer does, creating characters to walk the pages of their book, talking and breathing and thinking and doing. I’ve had to come up with quite a few people for Ambeth, and the interesting and slightly eerie thing is that theyContinue reading “Character Building”
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Wordless Wednesday – Old Doulton Factory, London
Unearthing Ideas
Where do ideas come from? Ambeth was inspired, as I’ve said before, by something that happened to me when I was a child. But it has grown and evolved, the characters telling me things and taking me down paths I didn’t realise were there, and I’ve learnt to sit back and let them tell theContinue reading “Unearthing Ideas”
Happy Friday!
It’s Friday! And I’m off on holiday tomorrow for a couple of weeks – yay! I’ll be visiting one of the places that inspired my Ambeth landscape, so have my camera ready to take lots of shots. In the meantime, I’ve dug deep down into my blog archives, to a time when hardly anyone cameContinue reading “Happy Friday!”
Friday FREAKY Flash with Éilis Niamh, Helen Jones and Geoff le Pard
I’m over at Ali’s Blog today, as part of her Freaky Friday Flash Challenge. Ali’s blog is wonderful, full of the mystery and legend of Ireland, so drop on over – I’ll see you there!
Wordless Wednesday – On The Walk Home
Up And Down
On Monday, I received an amazing five-star review for Oak and Mist. The reviewer took the time to write a detailed analysis of why they enjoyed the book, and I was (and still am) completely thrilled. Today, when I logged into my Goodreads account, I noticed someone had given Oak and Mist a two-star rating.Continue reading “Up And Down”
Take A Tour Of Desertera with Guest Author Kate M. Colby
Today I welcome guest author Kate M. Colby to the blog. Kate recently published her first book, The Cogsmith’s Daughter, a steampunk dystopian story set in the fictional world of Desertera. Today she takes us on a tour of the world she’s created… The world of my novel, The Cogsmith’s Daughter, is Desertera. I callContinue reading “Take A Tour Of Desertera with Guest Author Kate M. Colby”
Swiftly Paced Intricacy – Oak and Mist by Helen Jones
Originally posted on Crumpled Paper Cranes:
Available on Amazon via Kindle and paperback. Admittedly, I’m not what you’d call extremely well-read. That being said, aside from the first installment of The Lord of the Rings series, and the Harry Potter books that I’ve rarely ever re-read, I have hardly read any fantasy. Perhaps it’s all…
Sunday Lunch Invitation – Authors Helen Jones and Charles Yallowitz.
I’m out for another visit today, this time for Sunday Lunch with Sally Cronin. My fellow guest is Charles Yallowitz, so I’m looking forward to some good food and conversation! Sally is always looking for lunch guests, so if you’re interested, drop her a line. Happy Sunday, everyone 🙂
Helen Glynn Jones 