The water moved her silently through the lilypatch, towards the river bank, for a better view of the white sphere. Follow daily on @Meanda55555
Meanda – a novella about a watery exoplanet
My new novella, Meanda, about a watery exoplanet, has just gone off to the French translator. It will be published in English and French as an ebook on 1 July 2016 and is available for pre-order now on Amazon. More on Lot Valley Log.
300 Days of Sun
My interview with novelist Deborah Lawrenson is just published on The Displaced Nation. A free copy of Deborah’s lastest novel, 300 Days of Sun, is on offer to a competition winner.
Where I Write
A short article on my writing process and places has just been published by Impress Books on their Blog ‘Where I Write’. In her delightful book, Three Rivers of France, Freda White wrote about Saint Cirq Lapopie, where I am currently writer in residence: ‘The village clambers up an escarpment so steep that the door…
Exoplanet Lot Approaching
If you happen to be anywhere near the Lot Valley on 13 May 6.30pm do come along to the Work in Progress Presentations at Maisons Daura in Saint Cirq Lapopie for the forthcoming Exoplanet Lot exhibition organised by MAGP. The exhibition will be at open-air sites between Cajarc and Saint Cirq Lapopie from 3 July…
From Lot to Exoplanet
Looking at details in the Lot Valley to help me create a fictional watery exoplanet. See Lot Valley Log for details and slide show of more research images.
Between historical fiction and historical research
In my historical novels I’m always imagining in the gaps and with the mysteries: what happened to the 10th century Viscountess Emma of Limoges during the three years she was held for ransom by Vikings before her husband paid up? (The Viking Hostage) why did the 11th century Count Ramon Berenger of Barcelona kidnap…
Sentences on Water Affinity
I see water, any water, this water, I want to get in it, to rejoin it. Sentences on our affinity with water anyone? I’m about to begin a writing residency on the sinuous Lot river in France and was looking at this image of water from my previous post – Summer Writing Weeks in France….
Twins in Fiction
Very interesting article on twins in literature by Ann Morgan in The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/15/twins-literature-useful-storytelling?CMP=share_btn_tw My novel, Almodis, features identical twins whose lives take different directions but who continue emotionally connected. I spoke with a number of twins about their experiences as part of my research.
Guest Post on The Viking Hostage
The Viking Hostage has been a bestseller in Medieval books on Amazon Australia Kindle throughout December. A guest post by me on writing the novel has just been published on The Writing Desk Blog. http://tonyriches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/guest-post-writing-viking-hostage-by.html
