We’ve just come out of a heatwave here in South Africa, had a few days of glorious summer showers, and have been plunged back into another heatwave. I’d posted on Facebook that if I were a snowman, I would be a puddle. I’d like to rephrase that: “If I were a snowman, I’d be an […]
#Christmas Book Recommendation ~ Poles Apart by Marion Ueckermann
Book Description: Writer’s block and a looming Christmas novel deadline have romance novelist, Sarah Jones, heading for the other side of the world on a whim. Niklas Toivonen offers cosy Lapland accommodation, but when his aging father falls ill, Niklas is called upon to step into his father’s work clothes to make children happy. Red […]
A Blast from the Past
It’s Saturday night, as I sit working on new cover designs, pondering and writing this blog, and listening to the radio with my mother-in-law. Spending the evening in front of the radio is something I haven’t done since I was a young girl. South Africa always seemed to be behind the rest of the world. […]
DEDICATION
[ded-i-key-shuh n] noun a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like. I love reading dedications in the front of books, to discover who the writer found worthy of those few special words that readers see first. Each of my published or contracted […]