Dark Stories: Four stories from Capital Writers on Hallowe’en and Guy Fawkes Night. Enjoyable reading all year round. amazon.co.uk/Dark-Stories-K… amazon.com/Dark-Stories-K… #short

Reading this now - good intriguing start and I expect this to be as good as the first in the series.

Heatwave in Edinburgh - temperature in the conservatory now up to 23C!

check out this murder mystery series: amazon.com/stores/Charlot…

In the last throes of editing The Great Calamity - trying not to add any more words to it, as it has reached 80,000 which is a lot by my standards!

Chergui’s Child: How far would you go to find your lost child? Set in London, France and Morocco. amazon.co.uk/Cherguis-Child… amazon.com/Cherguis-Child… #missing

It's too windy for Thomas outside today so he's snuggled up on the blanket with one of the mice from BeMoreBob 's Tiny Tiger box.

I've struggled with this kind of thing when writing anything set in the past.

I'm about to write a blog post with details of my new novel so here are a few words of warning about it (hint: it's not in the Pitkirtly Mysteries series, apologies to anyone waiting for no. XXVIII!).

Here's my blog post about 'The Great Calamity' with some further info: ceciliapeartree.com/2024/08/24/ann…

Why not dip your toe into the refreshing waters of Penbartha creek and find out what mysteries Olivia has to solve? amzn.to/3GVXGW7- book 1 amzn.eu/d/0cVA2UGL- book 2 #cozymystery #cosymystery #murdermystery #Cornwall

I had forgotten about this one and the other one in the series! Nice to be reminded...

Some regular readers will be annoyed to know that I'm currently procrastinating on the start of Pitkirtly XXVIII by rearranging some of my short story collections but don't worry, I'm sure* I can't procrastinate for ever. *almost sure

I'm happy to report that Pitkirtly XXVIII is now under way (no title until I've worked out what it's really about).

STRUGGLING TO EDIT YOUR BOOK? Try this: Words’Worth: a fiction writer’s guide to serious editing. Great reviews from writers. amazon.co.uk/WordsWorth-fic… amazon.com/WordsWorth-fic… #edit #editing

Another one I keep forgetting about! But many readers seem to like it all right and there are now 3 more in the series.

Thanks to Joanne for hosting me on her amazing blog!

This is a good read - nice to hear from someone whose views are not entrenched.