I’ve been quiet for a while, trying to finish the first draft of my novel, almost dreading the moment it would be finished, because then – like all novelists- I face that dreaded Armageddon of Self-Belief when I have to write the synopsis. Many would say I’m now returning to the blog only because IContinue reading “Writing The Damn Synopsis!”
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The Drummers Drumming (Day 12 of 12)
Now that the plumbing is unblocked, thanks to eleven highly trained exponents of the plumbing art, I can allow myself a short pause, mid cast-party, to review the triumphs of the eleven days I have masterminded in pursuit of my true love’s happiness: Frozen partridges have been nailed to pear trees; Doves have been paintedContinue reading “The Drummers Drumming (Day 12 of 12)”
The Piping Castastophy (Day 11 of 12)
Day Eleven. I’m supposed to get pipers. You can’t get pipers for love nor money. In Scotland, maybe, but we’re in rural Northamptonshire, as I pointed out in the last episode. Out in the country, we have aristocracy but no bagpipers. From a swift survey, men without underwear are also rare (plenty who’ll happily appearContinue reading “The Piping Castastophy (Day 11 of 12)”
How to Get Lords To Leap (Day 10 of 12)
There are those among you who would no doubt approach the Lords-a-Leaping problem with a rather cynical eye. ‘Where are there some spare Lords that never do anything worthwhile?’ you’d ask. Well, they’re all down Westminster hanging around the Big House, pretending to be part of the government, swaggering and posing like school boys colonisingContinue reading “How to Get Lords To Leap (Day 10 of 12)”
Where to Get Lords and Ladies at Short Notice (Day 9 of 12)
Got home in the early hours last night, having packed the troop of milkmaids off on the train back to Soho, to discover I’d left the phone off the hook. Putting it to my ear, the bank from the day before (See episode six) is still promising to answer my call in strict rotation. I amContinue reading “Where to Get Lords and Ladies at Short Notice (Day 9 of 12)”
