I’d been thinking about writing a story about the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for some time, ever since we had made a visit to Galicia and fallen in love with the place. All our Spanish friends had said that we had to visit the north of Spain, how cool it was in the summer and so green. …
I was talking to Marja Tähtinen today at a press conference to launch the Open Doors week for the Biblioteca Nordica. She suggested that it might be a nice idea to hold a regular writers’ forum at the library. Perhaps the writers’ group that have been meeting up would be interested to explore this further. Jane, …
How do you find the time to write? This is a question that I am often asked. The answer is simple really: if you want to do something enough then you find the time. Everyone has a different approach to writing but, whatever that is, you need to stick to it. A set regime, be …
Q: Your latest novel, THE MASTER’S TALE, is a gripping account of the life of Captain Edward Smith, the Master of the TITANIC. What inspired you to write this particular story?A: In the summer of 2008, just as I was about to start work on a novel about the English Civil War, Captain Smith appeared in …
An interview with the historical novelist Ann Victoria Roberts Read More »
Punctuation Changes in fashion affect all aspects of our lives, even grammar, but when it comes to punctuation there is little that can be modernised without distortion. The trend in recent years has been to under-punctuate but too little punctuation can be confusing for the reader. Some famous writers have experimented with using no or …
Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s: a quick and easy guide to punctuation. Read More »
I had a great afternoon yesterday with a group of interesting women who love reading. La Rosilla Bookclub invited me to join them on their first anniversary, which they celebrated with an English-style tea and homemade cakes. The celebration took place in Solano, a tiny village tucked deep in the mountains of Málaga. I drove …
