Yes…Summer heat and humidity have passed, finally. Also, the summer downpours. We are in the ‘nice’ time of the year now—very pleasant mornings spent in the garden, not clammy or too hot. It’s really great working amongst my tropical plants, which have now matured sufficiently to provide the fabled tree canopy. I’m sure one could […]
20-11-24: Its officially winter! Read More »
As you know, I have been sick (I still am), and as a result, I have not been writing. At all. Recently though, I again started considering making progress with the help. I have to decide how the next victim is killed, after the mega-chapter where three Merriman family men (and one woman) all died
25-7-24: Oooh…those pesky distractions!! Read More »
It’s been month since I did a blog post. That’s how it goes, sometimes. In truth, I have had a 4-week break from writing. I had some other things to do, yes,but I needed a re-set, too. Writing is not a hard labour prison sentence! You are allowed to stop for a while when ever
31-05-24: Sometimes…you just have to… Read More »
So last month, I told you that I got to 55,000 words on The Help. I’m fairly happy with that, and I have a lot more in my head that needs to be ‘got down’ on the pages of my Work-in-Progress (WiP). The story is developing exactly as I hoped, and with 5 murder incidents
11-04-24: Work on The Help continues (but then, it stopped…). Read More »
…only…this is not some fictitious storyline. A week ago, my wife’s nephew was involved in a motorbike accident, which left him fighting for life with massive internal injuries. There was to be no happy ending though, and he sadly died later that day. Thailand is notorious for RTA’s and especially involving those on motorbikes. A
09-10-23: Tragedy strikes the family… Read More »
Because the storyline calls for a lot of murders, and this one, number four, is the next one to be developed. It fits neatly between the one I just completed, number three and the one to come after…number five!! While I wait for the book cover to be finalised, I am on with book 2.
09-10-23: Why do you want a murder for…? Read More »