I couldn’t help but respond the other week to a person who left me a comment on my website, a comment assuring me that what they had to say may look like spam but assuring me it wasn’t. All I could do was protest loudly that their site looked like…well, spam. Having disapproved of the [...]
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No, you may not copy, sell, or loan our work.
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, writing on August 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Walk with Fragrance
Posted in Britain, Sharon Bidwell, life on June 29, 2009 | 11 Comments »
With all the talk of Wimbledon and grass (a very important subject if you’re a Wimbledon player, official, or fan), I thought I would post about a very different form of lawn.
If you think “The Camomile Lawn” is the title of a book by Mary Wesley, you’d be right. Out of her novels, it’s my [...]
Another One Bites the Dust
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, writing on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please note, this is a slightly edited version of a short article I wrote a few years ago, highlighting the plight of small press magazines. It has appeared as a reprint no less than seven times. Even though it was a reprint, both print and electronic publications kept snapping it up every time I subbed [...]
Santa is coming to town…Really!
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, life on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
‘Twas the night before Yesterday, when all through the house
We heard Christmas music, playing ever so loud;
We thought it was coming from the neighbours so near,
That they must have it blaring, dear, oh dear.
It got louder and louder, and made such a clatter
We jumped to our feet to see what was the matter.
Away to the [...]
A tour of the Cosmic
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, writing on November 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I toddled off to my page at Loose-Id yesterday to see my book up for sale. It’s always an interesting moment. There’s that thrill of seeing it available for the first time. There it is! It’s up, it’s up…it’s out! Eeek. Then it’s interesting to see what excerpt the publisher has chosen — something I [...]
Ever Fallen for a Virgin?
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, writing on October 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I remember laughing whenever I heard an author complain that they had been asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” I was still laughing…until it happened to me. The truth is there is no simple answer to this. Writers get their ideas from anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes something as simple as a phrase or a [...]
Why do you write this magical stuff?
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, writing on June 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It shouldn’t escape your notice that a number of the authors here write gay literature, or what is often termed as ‘m/m romance’. Some write specifically for a female audience but many hope that gay men will also enjoy their work. As I came to do this largely by accident, I queried both readers and [...]
Sharon Maria Bidwell Introduction Post
Posted in Sharon Bidwell, introductions on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As Alex Beecroft and I are somewhat responsible for the blog idea, it’s way past time I introduced myself. Hi. My name is Sharon Maria Bidwell and right now I mainly write for Loose-Id and Aspen Mountain Press, with several works out in the romance genre. How that happened never ceases to amaze me.
You see, [...]
A Taste of Tintagel
Posted in Britain, Sharon Bidwell on June 1, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I wanted to give you a taste of one of my favourite places in the UK so I couldn’t do better than to start with Tintagel.
Tintagel in the Mist (taken from the headland looking back to the village)
When I think of Tintagel, myriad images spring to mind. Mostly I think of a prominent ragged coastline [...]
