Author Archives: jbwye

Review Watching Swifts by RJ Askew

Posted on July 18, 2013 by jbwye

Originally posted on All That's Written …:
Reviewed by Lucy Pireel This book is one of those that keeps popping back in your mind. Prose and verse, or verse written as prose entwined with verse. I was drawn into the…

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Challenges

Posted on July 16, 2013 by jbwye

John Holt is my guest today. I have known him from my Authonomy days, and appreciated his support during the prolonged journey of BREATH OF AFRICA up their ladder to Gold Medal status. He is a prodigious writer – it’s … Continue reading →

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Nominated for The Guardian First Book Award!

Posted on July 15, 2013 by jbwye

Yes, folks! I’m so excited, but –  I know it’s only a nomination, and the short list will be published at the end of July.

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African Magic

Posted on July 9, 2013 by jbwye

Ailsa has done it again! After her first popular contribution to my blog, on MAGIC, I have been so looking forward to this one, especially as it relates to BREATH OF AFRICA. And nobody will be disappointed. I will say … Continue reading →

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Writing Comedy

Posted on July 2, 2013 by jbwye

I am delighted to welcome Sarah England as my guest this week. She is a versatile writer, having published around 140 short stories, mostly in national magazines and various anthologies; and most recently a 3 part detective serial in Woman’s Weekly. … Continue reading →

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BREATH OF AFRICA

Posted on July 1, 2013 by jbwye

BREATH OF AFRICA is now in the top ten on two Amazon genre charts And is featured in GREAT BRITISH EBOOK BARGAINS !!! For more information – see HERE Summer Sale only two more days at 77p

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It Couldn’t Get Better than This. (Part II)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by jbwye

The great Rideout is a summer ritual for towns in the Scottish borders, and on my second day in Melrose, I was privileged to witness 198 horses leaving the town to perform this annual exercise. They were each given a … Continue reading →

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A Remarkable Young Man

Posted on June 25, 2013 by jbwye

Anthony Price is a remarkable young man with a considerable writing talent. I’ve only recently plucked up courage to read horror stories. Knowing that Crooked Cat choose quality writers helped me surmount my natural reluctance, and Anthony’s story intrigued me. … Continue reading →

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It Could Only get Better (Part I)

Posted on June 22, 2013 by jbwye

I had misread the timetable – not for the only time on my trip to Edinburgh – and made the boarding gate at Gatwick with seconds to spare after sacrificing two valuable tubes of skin lotion because they were over … Continue reading →

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Larger than Life

Posted on June 11, 2013 by jbwye

I’m serving up James Penhaligon on my blog today, author of rumbustious romp, Speak Swahili Dammit, a Bestseller which tells of the good old days when kids ran wild in Africa. I feel we are kindred spirits  – both of … Continue reading →

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