The opening scene of 'Murder in the Midi' takes place in the small town of Agde, on the Languedoc coast not far from Beziers. Just beyond the town, the Canal du Midi joins the Bassin de Thau, one of the large lagoons in this part of the world. The train line runs between the sea …
Picking up the stitches
Well, that's it - I've written 'The End' on 'Death at the Happiness Club'. I don't feel morally obliged to write any more this month, but as I've started to go back and pick up some dropped stitches I might as well finish doing that before I abandon the novel for a while. I've got …
the end in sight!
This is just a quick post again to say that the end of 'Death at the Happiness Club' is in sight, although a couple of gaps have opened up in the middle which will need to be filled. I didn't realise they were gaps until I got a long way past them, much as you …
waiting for the murder…
I don't have enough words left in me today to write very much here! I've been storming through my new Pitkirtly novel at a ridiculous speed - so fast, in fact, that I haven't managed to stop and murder anyone yet. I have blown something up but I *think* nobody was seriously injured! I hope …
Hallowe’en in Pitkirtly
A gentle tale of Hallowe'en is now available on the 'Encounters' page (above right).
warming up
Much to my own surprise, I've now embarked on another Pitkirtly short story which I hope to complete before the 1st of November. I think the only word for this, although it's completely out of character, is 'yikes!' This is a Hallowe'en story, 'Encounters', which at the moment meanders a bit too slowly through the set-up, …
back from limbo
With only a couple of weeks to go until the start of NaNoWriMo, I've collected quite a few ideas about what to include in this year's visit to Pitkirtly. During last week I added another one to the list. I decided it was time we found out what had happened to Christopher's sister Caroline - …
little extras
While preparing for NaNoWriMo, I suddenly remembered 'Conclusions'. It's a short (2,000 words or so) story set in Pitkirtly which I intend to publish in time for Christmas, since it has a sort of Christmas theme. I will probably only put it on Smashwords and on this blog, since it is too short to ask …
preparing for November
It's only the start of October, but I already feel the urge to get ready for National Novel Writing Month in November. Every year I worry that the magic won't work for me and I will end up with no novel, or, perhaps even worse, a novel with no recognisable plot. I hope to inoculate …
interview with a character – Christopher Wilson
CW: Are you sure you wouldn’t rather start with Amaryllis? She’s much more interesting than me. What do you do for fun? CW: I suppose I like to relax with friends over a drink in the Queen of Scots. But sometimes ‘fun’ and ‘relax’ aren’t the right words for that – especially if Jock McLean …
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Cecilia Peartree - woman of mystery 