Two Tips for finishing a novel

The Red Arrows have just recruited their first female pilot, Flt Lt Kirsty Moore http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8350286.stm I remember being part of the generation who were told that women just couldn’t bear up to G forces as well as men.  Amusingly enough there’s a little aside in the article that says “and then we redesigned the flight…

I have finally installed my buckles on my 18th Century shoes.  Or rather, I’ve finally chased my husband down long enough to get him to do it.  It’s all but impossible to do yourself, since you need the shoes to be on your feet while you do it, to get the fit right. Here is…

It went well, surprisingly enough.  I’d forgotten how very tiny 5 year olds are, and I don’t know how much they got out of it, but they were all very good.  Although slightly wriggly, they were impeccably silent and attentive.  I did pretty much the talk that I outlined earlier, though with a bit more…

I’m reading “Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition” by B.R Burg today, which is unfortunately not as interesting as it sounds, largely because the author goes in for paragraph long sentences and academic-speak.  If only more scholars were as easy and clear to read as N.A.M Rogers! If I’m reading him right he intends to show…

15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not! I have a kind of holy trinity of writers who I would like to grow up to be.  They are, in no particular order, JRR Tolkien – the master of world-building, setting, plotting and invented history.  He’s also (IMO) not given…