Literary photos
Literary photos, including John Betjeman at St Pancras and Sherlock Holmes on the tiles at Baker Street, from my recent visit to England.
Bothwell in Brussels
How to get James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, into the story? Turns out he was in Brussels in 1565. Also includes a translation of “Vadstenabullret”.
March already
March already: a belated blog update on life in Brussels in bureaucracy, health and sickness – with an interesting fact about Belgian cough medicine.
Her hidden face – cover-art on historical fiction
Commentary spun off from last week: why so much cover-art for historical novels with female protagonists features a woman who hides her face or whose face is hidden.
Writing Historical Fiction – a review
A review of the book Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion by Celia Brayfield and Duncan Sprott published by Bloomsbury.
Talking aloud to myself
Talking aloud: A 13-year-old memory of a method of qualitative research interrupts and account of my writing process – both involve talking aloud to myself.
The Habits of Successful Authors
In which I apologise for missing 2 weeks At the Quill and describe a failed info-graphic about the habits of successful authors that I choose not to publish.
In the laundry
In which, doing the laundry, I catch sight of my younger self, struggle with Monty Pythonesque machinery and read poetry.
A nice cup of tea in the morning
I can’t write without a nice cup of tea – or at least the promise of one as a reward. A quick review of my relationship to the Brits’ national beverage.
Meeting January in Brussels
Meeting January in Brussels – an update to the website describing our geographical relocation and demonstrating good intentions to update monthly in 2015.