Posted in Britain, clinic, life, writers, writing on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hello and welcome to our brain-busting ‘pick a British writer’s brain’ day, which we’re hoping will become a regular weekly event.
If you missed last week’s, the ‘rules’ are simple – just use the comments section to ask your questions on any aspect of British life, language or writing, and one of the panel of British [...]
Posted in Britain, Fiona Glass, life, writing, tagged cricket on May 29, 2008 | 13 Comments »
No, that’s not some kind of spanky new kink – it’s a reference to a cricket ball hitting a bat! Of all our national games and sports, I think cricket is the one that most baffles non-Brits. Heck, it even baffles quite a few Brits. But it’s really quite simple, as this little explanation of [...]
Posted in Alex Beecroft, writers, writing on May 28, 2008 | 34 Comments »
Your ITIN and you
Boggle as the intrepid author fights her way through the swamps of legalese! Gasp as she overcomes the clinging forests of red tape! Tremble as she asks the men with machine guns to stand aside and let her pass!
Well, OK, it probably isn’t possible to make a post about UK and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Hi folks. I thought it was about time I introduced myself.
I’m Lyn and I write as ‘Hywela Lyn’. I write mainly romantic Science Fantasy and am anxiously awaiting the release for my first novel ‘Starquest’ to be published by The Wild Rose Press, first electronically and then in paperback a few months later. Although it [...]
Posted in Britain, writers, writing, tagged cycling, laptop, touring, writing on May 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »
We’re experiencing a storm in Britain. I’d just embarked on a cycling tour from Chester to Gloucestershire visiting writerly friends en route, and enjoyed the hills and encounters including talking over hedge tops and dodging tractors on the minor roads I am obliged to use.
Fed up with transcribing my notebook scribbled words to computer on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2008 | 16 Comments »
I live on the Norfolk Broads. It’s a system of linked waterways in the west of Norfolk with nearly 200 miles of navigable routes. For many years they were considered to be a natural system until it was discovered that they were excavated by the Romans as they exploited the peat beds for fuel, [...]
Posted in Britain, Society, gardening on May 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I spent all day yesterday at Chelsea. That’s flowers, not football. Here’s one of the winning gardens, this one sponsored by the Daily Telegraph.
Chelsea is a notable element of the annual British social calendar. The Queen always goes on the first day, and various celebrities who have probably never so [...]
Posted in Nicole Gestalt, tagged Cold Fire, Erotica, Nicole Gestalt, Rekindling the Spark, Summer of Fire on May 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I thought I would take this time to introduce myself, and to tell you a bit about my writing.
My name is Nicole Gestalt, I write erotic fiction although I also write in many other genre’s using my other pennames.
When I’m not writing I paint (although not as much as I should do), which is my [...]
Posted in Britain, clinic, life, writers, writing on May 23, 2008 | 50 Comments »
If anyone has any questions about their British settings or characters, feel free to post them in the comments below and we will do our best to answer. We may not know an answer, but we’ll have a damn good try
Unfortunately, due to WordPress’ deficiencies, answers will not be threaded, nor will they [...]
Posted in Nicole Gestalt, People of Britain, tagged Nicole Gestalt, People of Britain on May 21, 2008 | 11 Comments »
London is filled to the brim with famous markets, from Camden Market to Portobello Road Market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_markets) . Each have their own unique flavour and goods to sell, and with each stall comes the sellers. (The picture below courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portobello_Road)
However as old and full of tradition as these markets appear to be they [...]
