Category Archives: places

Conned

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

We had a great Eastercon. Spending time with so many wonderful friends and colleagues is always a pleasure and a privilege, and chats with Ian Whates, Pete and Nicky Crowther, Andrew Hook (at the con just for one day with … Continue reading →

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Hastings in winter

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

           

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Pendle etc

Posted on September 23, 2012 by admin

We’ve been spending the past week exploring the Yorkshire/Lancashire borderlands, a part of the country neither of us had previously visited and that we found incredibly inspiring, both in terms of landscape and literary heritage. I’ve loved the work of … Continue reading →

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Winchelsea

Posted on June 27, 2012 by admin

So she parked on a street adjacent to The Lookout (by the Old Strand Gate) where there was a famously stunning view over the marshes below (the Royal Military Canal, the long road into Rye, the remains of Camber Castle, … Continue reading →

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Lincs & Lancs

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

We’ve spent most of this past week in Lincolnshire. Now well into his second draft of The Adjacent, Chris suddenly decided he really needed to visit the WW2 bomber bases at Coningsby and Scampton, territory that formed one of the … Continue reading →

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Turing’s plaque

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

I’m now into the final 5-10,000 words of the first draft of the novel. I was hoping to finish the draft this week but I don’t think it’s going to happen. This final little chapter is very important, and trying … Continue reading →

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