Author Archives: raesquiggles
Shopping, dreams and careers
I’m not a great fan of shopping, but when your eldest grows, the inevitable happens. She and I went on a mum and daughter shopping spree and unlike when she was small and I chose everything, now she gets to decide, within a reasonable price range. “How about this?” I held up something. She shook […]
Writing a book in a blog
I could have opted to sit in front of the computer, open up Word and start to type. A linear manuscript with a beginning, middle and end. Except, I chose not to do this. I wrote out my outline and ideas swooshed into my head, but not for start, but further into the story. I […]
Time, the picture it does alter.
Time changes things. I don’t think I’m going to win a Nobel prize for that profound statement. If you have an interest in history, like I do, you might have a preference for a particular era or something physical, like a building. What existed back when it was created doesn’t resemble what is left of […]
Memories of castles
I’ve always had a fascination with castles, cathedrals too, but castles have greater variety in architecture and location. As a kid I’d run around the grounds, up and down the towers and paid little attention to the historical aspects. They all looked the same – ruined: windows without glass, hearths without fires and walls without […]
What I’m writing
It’s a novel. A contemporary story with a historical perspective, but not set in the past. It’s about a photographer, not a professional one, but a keen amateur. It is set in the north of England, primarily. It is about a woman who loves to explore castles and their place in history. It is about […]
The writer emerges
When I’m asked what I do for a living, I’m tempted to cop out and refer to my previous career or give my professional title, which I still consider valid. Then, the inquisitive enquirer will want to know where I work, how I spend my day and, in a moment of awkwardness, I would have […]
The Quiet Writer 