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Category: For the readers among us

But I still have time

December 4, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

Julie’s procrastination grew worse as she grew older. Now retired, she gave it free rein. The shopping could wait until…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

The Christmas newsletter

December 1, 2024 cheryl 6 Comments

The Christmas newsletter is a seasonal writing prompt from our recent Dean Writers Circle workshop. This year had to be…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

Hope by the sea Tessy Braun

November 28, 2024 cheryl

After more than twenty years, Lorelei has divorced her abusive husband and is about to make a new life for herself…

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

The Chronicles of Narnia

November 24, 2024 cheryl

I first read The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis when I was about 10, some 60 plus years…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book review, books for kids, C S Lewis, classic books, Fantasy, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, writing

The Herbalist’s Daughters out now

November 19, 2024 cheryl

Special launch price £/$1.99 until 27 November – grab it now! Huge thanks to those who pre-ordered the kindle version…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Marketing, News Filed under: book launch, book release, Fantasy, Forest of Dean, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, romance, women's fiction, writing

There is life here

November 17, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

An extract from The Herbalist’s Daughters, the standalone sequel to River Witch. Read about both books here. A familiar elm…

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The longest sentence you can where …

November 1, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

The longest sentence you can where every word starts with the same letter. The last of the writing prompts from…

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Ten compulsory words

October 30, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

Written on the fly as the words highlighted in bold caps were read out every ten seconds. A lot of…

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All Hallows Eve and River Witch

October 29, 2024 cheryl

All Hallows Eve – or Halloween – features in two critical events in the story of River Witch. Both involve…

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

My 2024 favourite books

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My 2024 favourite books came are posted now on shepherd.com, a site for authors and readers. Not book reviews per…

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