Sweeter Than Wine (Post 2) NICOLE The bus pulls away, leaving me in the middle of Bordeaux wine country. Vines border the road to right and left, stretching into the distance as far as I can see. The fresh air, laden with unfamiliar scents, is intoxicating. I stare up at the house. It’s built on …
Tag: romance
Love Writing
I haven't been reading much lately. Instead, I have been working hard on a debut romance novel, writing as Drew Greenfield. What began as a challenge (Why don't you try writing an adult romance?) became a germ of an idea, then a serious project, and now a completed e-book. So, today, I'm going to indulge …
Goodreads and Me (3)
Books I Didn't Review: The Thinking Tank by Jae De Wylde It's about three or four years since I read The Thinking Tank, which was published in 2011. This is not a book I would normally have picked up. However, I happened to meet the author in Waterstone's bookshop at a promotion and after …
Novel Priorities
The Plot Thickens I haven't written much on WordPress over the last couple of weeks, certainly not reviews. The truth is, I haven't read much either (except for research). Having reached a pivotal stage of my current novel, I've been in a fever of plotting, writing, sorting out timelines and all the other things that …
A Tale of Love and Death
Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué November is German Literature Month apparently - see the hosting site : https://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/announcing-german-literature-month-v/ so I thought I might read (re-read as it happens) one of my favourite classical German works. Despite the rather French-sounding name, Fouqué was German and wrote his 1810/11 novella in that language. English readers …
