Tag Archives: History

A STORY IN A GRAIN OF SAND

Every story begins with the grain of a premise – a first grain of sand idea, and like an oyster, a writer has to grow characters and plot and events from it into a pearl. Not just a single pearl … Continue reading

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HELLO KITTY

Close observation of the nurturing aspect of domestic cats in the land of Kemmit (ancient Egypt) grew into the worship of the Goddess Bast. In ‘TOMORROW AGAIN’ – book three of the Bede Trilogy time-slip adventure for middle-grade, Bast is … Continue reading

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THE ‘MONA’LOGUE

For anyone who wonders if it’s true that writers’ characters can get inside an author’s head, the answer is… absolutely. Personally, I welcome such invasions because there are iffy times when my muse and I are at complete odds. “SPEAK … Continue reading

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RETURNING TO THE WORLD

MOLE WISDOM: hunker down, sleep, hibernation is a daily practise, venture out with caution, adjust slowly to the light, and listen to the wind.   MOLE MUSE: As an author, I’m used to working for months at a time within … Continue reading

Posted in ANCIENT EGYPT, Ancient Egyptian history, art history, Bede Hall, Books, Egyptology, fantasy, Fine Art, ghosts, HADRIAN'S WALL, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, inspiration, Leonardo da Vinci, literary fiction, Lost Paintings, magical realism, middle-grade time-slip adventure, mythology, PAINTINGS, Pangea, paranormal romance, PEARL BY PEARL, poetry, REINCARNATION, romance, science fiction, science-fiction fantasy, Silent K Publishing, supernatural, the 'Mona Lisa', THE BEDE SERIES - V KNOX, the Green Man, THE GREEN MAN, The INDIGO PEARL, THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES -novel, time travel, TIME TRAVEL, Titanic, Titanic's lost shoes, Titanic's unknown child, Twinter the novel, V Knox, V. Knox author, Veronica Knox author, WOO WOO - the Posthumous Love Stor of Miss Emily Carr - a novel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

WAITER… THERE’S A BOOKWORM IN MY DRINK!

No, of course there isn’t. I made that up. Why? For some reason, I was thinking about things that shouldn’t be in other things like: sand in my shoes, a card up one’s sleeve, a crick in my neck, a … Continue reading

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LITERARY DISTANCING

Every time I create a post, Facebook asks: What’s on your mind? Here goes: I am an indie author, ideally qualified for a Facebook platform because, well, I have a face and a book. In fact, I have ten books. … Continue reading

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GO VAN GOGH!

“Mirror mirror on the wall. Who’s the greatest Indie of all?” “You are, Vincent. You are!” In celebration of indomitable independent spirits the world over and the quintessential poster boy of starving artists everywhere, let us be truly thankful. This … Continue reading

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PROMOTING AGAINST THE STREAM… TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES

Someone said, and I think it was me, that all’s fair in love and book promotion. If this was ever so, surely it must hold true during our current sensitive arena of self-quarantine where reading is being paraded out as … Continue reading

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I RECEIVED A LAUNDERED REVIEW

‘THE INDIGO PEARL’ by V KNOX is ALL WASHED UP! The dangers of being a book: It’s dangerous to casually ask a man to please strip the sheets and throw them in the wash. More dangerous still, to be tumble … Continue reading

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MARTIAN WAKEUP CALL

The sleeping Mars from ‘VENUS & MARS’ – SANDRO BOTTICELLI What do we actually know about Sandro Botticelli? What can we possibly know?  These are two different questions, and we can only answer the latter – the educated guess being … Continue reading

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