Sharon Maria Bidwell

Hmm…yes, we’re off again. Our holidays this year have been like London buses: none for ages and then several come along at once. The fact is not having had a break of any sort and finishing the year with more holiday days left than Santa (though I suppose he doesn’t just deliver toys so if [...]

Not exactly a swansong because that would denote the end of something and isn’t it funny how when you’re feeling low something comes along to buoy you up?
I pleased to announce very good reviews for the “I Do” anthology the proceeds of which go to Lambda Legal Fund to support marriage equality.
Firstly, the Alternative Read [...]

Some days I don’t want to write. By that I don’t mean I want a day off from writing. Some days I want to GIVE UP the writing completely. I know I’m not the only author to feel this way. I’ve discussed it with others and we agree that writers can sometimes “beat themselves up” [...]

Yayyy. Yes, we’re going away for a whole week. Our plans to go abroad this year went completely out of the window due to other commitments so with plenty of holiday left at the end of the year we decided to book some last minute UK breaks and this is the first of them. Going [...]

I know. I’ve been quiet and there’s not been much to announce. That doesn’t mean I’m not busy. I’m waiting on a couple of things and working on some projects with Changeling in mind so this is just a pop in to say watch this space and keep some fingers crossed.
On the home front I’m [...]

I don’t usually put more general blogs on my website but I’ve brought this over from myspace because I think it’s important.
Have you ever heard of Analogue Cheese?
No, I hadn’t either until I happened to see a mention of it on television last week. Analogue Cheese is cheese that isn’t cheese! You can read more [...]

Just a note to anyone who may try to get hold of me over the next few days and discovers they can’t. I’m taking a break. I’m taking the first break of the year in fact. Yep, not had a holiday since Christmas!
Going to visit friends, hang out around some of our old haunts since [...]

I’m blogging about something close to my heart today over at Britwriters: http://wulfwaru.wordpress.com/
Amazingly, for once, it has nothing to do with writing or books.
Do drop by to read up on camomile lawns. I’ve also posted a couple of garden photos.

Fellow Brit author, Fiona Glass, is running a series of writer’s desks and mine is up now. If you’d like to see where I sit and pen…um…I mean type my stories then drop by her blog at: http://fionaglass.blogspot.com/
I’ve also explained, or rather ‘attempted’ to explain some of the strange things on there. )

Elisa Rolle may have started off as a reader but she’s become quite a respected reviewer among writers, although I don’t know if she’s aware of that. Being that she hails from Italy and English is not her native language, she surprises us by managing to write both eloquent and enlightening reviews. I’m not just [...]