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The Herbalist’s Daughters on sale

August 19, 2026 cheryl

For readers in the UK, the paperback version of The Herbalist’s Daughters is on sale at £7.82, normally £9.99. This…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, romance, women's fiction

Bream Book Fair success!

cheryl 2 Comments

Bream Book Fair was a brilliant day for me and many of the thirty attending authors. It was my best…

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Posted in: News Filed under: book fair, book sales, Fantasy, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Should authors care about writing craft?

August 18, 2026 cheryl 8 Comments

My wonderful critique partners and I pull each other’s writing to bits. At the big picture level we examine plot…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: author, editing, writing, writing craft

Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Paula Peckham

August 17, 2026 cheryl

At 39, Andi Thompson is facing a cross-roads in her life. Divorced for a year and still bitter about her…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Christian fiction, contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

Prettying up your WW2 gas mask

August 13, 2026 cheryl

Prettying up your WW2 gas mask eased the burden of carrying these unwieldy boxes around. I was thinking over the…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: gas masks, historical fiction, historical research, women's fiction, ww2

Bream Book Fair 16 August

August 7, 2026 cheryl

Bream Book Fair is my favourite event of the year. The Book Fair was initiated by a wonderful local woman…

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Posted in: News Filed under: bookfairs, books, charity, children's charity, Fantasy, historical fiction, reading, romance, women's fiction

Nella Last’s War

August 6, 2026 cheryl

I bought Nella Last’s War for research for my current novel-in-progress. I ended up reading it for the pure joy…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: biography, historical, home front, world war 2, ww2

The Names Florence Knapp

July 25, 2026 cheryl

The Names was recommended by a friend whose choices I trust, and this was an engrossing read. A deserved best-seller…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book review, books, women's fiction

No Hodding

July 14, 2026 cheryl

No Hodding is a short story I wrote for a competition back in 2021 which was the 100th anniversary of…

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Posted in: Forest of Dean and River Severn history, folklore and myth Filed under: Forest of Dean, historical fiction, Miners Lockout 2021, short stories

The Snowy Mountains Scheme

July 4, 2026 cheryl

This article was first published on 10 May 2021. Why the Snowy Mountains Scheme? In Keepers, my women’s fiction book…

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Posted in: Post-war Australia: A Changing World, The inspiration behind the books Filed under: australia 1950s, Cabramurra, construction workers, Cooma, european immigration to Australia, historical fiction, Jindabyne

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