Cecilia Peartree – woman of mystery
setting the scene in Pitkirtly
(I have a feeling I've used this post title before - inching gradually is often the only way I can make any kind of progress!) Although I knew I would probably not be able to do a lot of writing during my scheduled hospital stay, I didn't realise there would be absolutely none, and very …
Here's a quick update on my writing progress. First of all, having reached the end of the first draft of 'Heiress in Exile' I am now gradually working through some edits, which this time seem largely to consist of changing people's names (and the names of houses in one or two cases) which I had …
It's the last day of 2024 as I write this. A lot has happened in my life this past year, and I have covered some of the other stuff in a post on my McCallum Ogilvy blog. But basically, although I've had to cut down on some other activities, I seem to have managed to …
Because I'm in the middle of writing 'Pitkirtly XXVIII' [still no title but I'm hoping one will spring out and ambush me when I least expect it] I am keen to find any excuse for procrastination, and this is why I found myself thinking about which books I've most enjoyed writing. This often becomes clear …
I’m happy* to announce that my latest novel ‘The Great Calamity’ is now available in ebook format from the places listed below, and that a paperback version is working its way through the Amazon publishing labyrinth and should be available before too long. This book is a bit different from my others but during the …
First the good news - having seen someone questioning on Twitter whether self-published writers really only sell 250 books on average, which sparked a discussion about whether this meant 250 altogether or per published book, I decided to check my Amazon author reports page to see how many I had sold overall. I was slightly …
Continue reading "June catch-up – what’s happened to summer?"
Happy Easter! As we progress towards April, I bring the news that I've reached 49,100 words in the novel known until now as Pitkirtly XXVII. It has been harder than usual to think of a title for this one, partly because my initial idea for the storyline was based around roadworks, which turned out not …
As we settle into what is in Edinburgh a cold, wet February, I've started writing something new. I hope regular readers will be pleased to hear it's the 27th of the Pitkirtly Mysteries and is provisionally called The Way to Dusty Death. (But I hope a different title emerges as I go along - I'm …
Continue reading "February – more daylight and return to Pitkirtly"
I have a feeling there is a quotation about Fate (or maybe the gods) laughing at planners, but I've been unable to find it amongst all the 'inspirational' and mostly somewhat stern quotes about how essential it is to make plans if you want to achieve anything. However I have located one of my favourite …
I apologise for the lack of posts here in recent weeks - this is because, having had lots of spare time earlier in the year, I found October and November had turned into a great big traffic jam of things to do. Of course National Novel Writing Month has come along as it usually does …
Cecilia Peartree - woman of mystery 