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Donna Fletcher Crow
Donna Fletcher Crow (US) is the author of forty-some books, mostly novels dealing with the history of British Christianity. She is the author of The Monastery Murders series; The Lord Danvers Victorian True-Crime series; The Elizabeth & Richard literary mysteries, GLASTONBURY,A Novel of the Holy Grail and more.
www.donnafletchercrow.com
Fay Sampson
Fay Sampson (UK) is a writer of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction, including A MALIGNANT HOUSE, #2 in the Susie Fewings series, a British Crime Club Pick.
http://www.faysampson.co.uk
By Donna Fletcher Crow ~ September 9, 2017
"How is your book selling," is one of the most frequent
questions authors are asked it is right up there with "Where do your stories come
from." And, yes, sales are nice. Who does not need money and feel good about a
nice royalty check in the bank. But for very few of us is that the main point.
Writers write because we have a story to tell. We labor hard
to tell it the very best way we can, and then we want to...
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By Donna Fletcher Crow ~ July 19, 2017
My summer project is to get all of my Lord Danvers Victorian true-crime series re-edited and published in all-new editions. I cannot promise to have all 4 books out by the end of summer, but I can report progress.
Grave Matters, book 2 in Lord Danvers Investigates, is now available in both print and ebook:
Antonia discovers a body at the opening of the Great Exhibition, in the presence...
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By Fay Sampson ~ July 6, 2017
I can remember the time when the main topic of conversation when authors got together was griping about their publishers. On my side, I feel a real debt of gratitude to those who publish me. It is a considerable act of faith to invest money in the work of an author in these often difficult times.
I am particularly happy with and for my new publisher Darton, Longman and Todd. I departed from a long run of crime novels to write a book of information, advice and prayer about Dementia. I sent
Prayers for...
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By Donna Fletcher Crow ~ June 28, 2017
We took the amazing Bullet Train
in great comfort
complete with tea and sandwiches
right across Japan to Kanazawa, with their distinctive train station.
First stop, the Shiguretei Tea House
and garden.
Then a walk through the Castle Park.
Kanasawa, on the west coast, is a town little disturbed by earthquakes or war, so much of their medieval past is preserved, including the Castle from the 16th century with its distinctive watchtower
barracks,
and dry moat.
The architecture was much like the Imperial Palace, which is from the same period, and likewise surrounded by green.
Residents of Kanazawa live...
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By Donna Fletcher Crow ~ June 26, 2017
We are amazingly lucky today. Our guide is TV travelogue presenter
Kit Pancoast Nagamura. Kit is truly a Ranaissance woman. She is an editor, a columnist for the Japan Times, a photo-journalist, and a delightful person. She tailored our backstreets tour to our special interests, history and gardens.
We began at the Kiiyosumia Garden of Exquisite Stones. Kit, who the day before had taught haiku to a group of school children, posed by the Basho rock, inscribed with "The sound of a frog, jumping into an old pond"
Stepping stones...
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By Donna Fletcher Crow ~ June 23, 2017
We began the day at the Imperial Palace Gardens. The area is surrounded by a massive stone wall erected of huge stones that made one think of the pyramids. The wall, in turn, is surrounded by a moat, as it has been since feudal times.
I am coming to realize that Japanese gardens are all about serenity, greenness and water.
There is very little emphasis on color, although the iris,
hydrangea,
and fuschia were lovely.
Roses featured in the Imperial Palace Rose Garden were all antique varieties. This was the only place I saw roses in Japan. I never saw an English tea rose, although their climate should be perfect for them. I was delighted to see an Old China...
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