Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about the real landscapes that had inspired Oak and Mist, my first Ambeth book. With the release of Hills And Valleys, the third book in the series, that landscape has now expanded somewhat. So, with the past week being what it was, I thought I might takeContinue reading “A Journey Through Ambeth, Part II”
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When The Forest Calls
I’ve had one of those days today where I’ve done a little bit of lots of things, but not much of anything. There’s been laundry, as usual, plus some cooking – I made sweet chilli sauce that’s more chilli than sweet, some guacamole and some smoked almonds, so have been snacking most of the morning.Continue reading “When The Forest Calls”
Heading To Camp NaNoWriMo
I’ve only been to camp once in my life. It was during Grade Eight, a class trip to the Canadian woods where we got to stay at a summer camp complete with dormitories and a washhouse and dining hall. There were crafts and toasted marshmallows and the vague threat of putting someone’s hand in aContinue reading “Heading To Camp NaNoWriMo”
Beach Treasure
I found this on the beach last year. To me it looks like a porcelain dog’s head, weathered by its time in the sea but still holding a vestige of what it once was. And it is porcelain, not just some strangely weathered stone – traces of shining crackled glaze run under its ‘chin’ andContinue reading “Beach Treasure”
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”
The Heart of Things
The other day I experienced something entirely new as a writer. I finished writing a book. And by finished, I mean, that’s it. No more editing, no more adding scenes or taking away. Done. Ready to publish. The book is Oak and Mist, of course. The first in my series of six books about Ambeth,Continue reading “The Heart of Things”
Helen Glynn Jones 