On the Rewind this week, a recipe from 2016. Pork, apples and mustard, there’s a winning combination. How about if you shook it up it a little? I found a recipe for a sausage and cider tray-bake with an interesting … Continued
Please welcome this weeks guest to the Showcase. Hi. First, a thank you to Richard for inviting me onto his showcase. I’ve had a varied career. A creative child, I used to read and draw endlessly, and I was musical … Continued
Welcome to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What was your hardest scene to write? Writing Sci-fi, about things that have never happened, usually in a place that doesn’t even exist can be hard work. Surprisingly, you … Continued
I’m a big fan of research, writing Science Fiction I need to do a lot, keeping up with the latest in Science and working out in my head where I could use it as a base for things in my … Continued
I love the marbled effect that you get on the crust of this loaf. It’s to do with the science, all you need to know is that the effect comes from a rice flour paste, applied before baking. I’ve posted … Continued
Please welcome this weeks guest. How I wrote one book and ended up with five The Series: Children of Zeus ‘Where Historical Fiction and Fantasy collide’ After a decade or more writing for children and young adults, I pretty much … Continued
Here’s this week’s prompt. Despite the recent snow in the Rocky Mountains, it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Do your stories and worlds reference seasons and do they play into the plots of your books? Another week, another prompt to … Continued
With summer coming, I thought that I’d revisit a post that I regularly repeat, a simple ‘how to’ that will help you recreate a Devon (or Cornwall) classic. You get the Strawberry Jam and I’ll tell you how to make … Continued