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Climate Change and AI.

Posted on 2nd September, 2026

I don’t like the heat and I certainly don’t like temperatures  outside over 40° and inside over 25°. I’m fortunate in that I have large electric awnings on the south …

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AI, Politics and Climate Change

Posted on 1st August, 2026

I shall start with the first of the three things mentioned in my title. Take a Break, a short story magazine, has now started using AI to write their stories. …

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Too Hot! Too late?

Posted on 1st July, 2026

This past month has been too cold and too hot. When in St Malo the second week of this month, doing vital research for my next Regency romantic adventure series, …

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What are these scammers hoping to gain?

Posted on 31st May, 2026

There have been a plethora of scams being sent out to writers and  others in recent weeks. I’ve been getting several every day purportedly from a ‘reader’ group looking to …

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Do the old marketing strategies still work today?

Posted on 3rd May, 2026

I blog once a month. I’m not sure why as I don’t think many people read it. I’ve also arranged blog tours for my indie published Regency series, The Earl’s …

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Is the downturn in book sales permanent?

Posted on 2nd April, 2026

Since December all my writer friends have been complaining about poor royalties – my publisher is aware of this and told me  that it’s a general downturn in the publishing …

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Are you a fan of AI?

Posted on 1st March, 2026

I have just watched the three programs by Professor Hannah Fry about the impact of AI, both good and bad, on our lives.  I was wondering how many of you …

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Writing Romance and Writing Wartime Saga: What Changes?

Posted on 30th January, 2026

Readers sometimes ask me how I can move between Regency romance and wartime family saga — from glittering ballrooms to blackouts, from dukes and drawing rooms to ration books and …

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Do you make New Year’s resolutions and do you achieve them?

Posted on 5th January, 2026

These are mine: I’m going to remove the weight that I put back on over Christmas by the end of this month – then I’m going to lose another few …

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