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| The house at Polesden Lacey |
It doesn’t seem like two years since I typed those first words and dared to post them. I haven’t been posting regularly lately, mainly because I’m been focussing on writing and submitting. I’ve been alternating between Books 1 and 2: editing for Book 1 when I’m asked for a full manuscript and writing a second draft for Book 2. Both use different skills, but I enjoy switching between the two.
On 18th September, Novelicious announced I’d won their new feature, Pinterest Prompt and they sent me a £20 Amazon voucher! I wrote 280 words of flash fiction based on the photo Novelicious posted of a rainy day on the South Bank in London with a view of Big Ben across the Thames. My story’s the last one in the comments here. If you’d like to enter September’s Pinterest Prompt, the link is here.
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| Polesden Lacey |
Last
week I started volunteering as a Room Guide at National Trust’s Polesden Lacey
in Surrey. Polesden Lacey is one of my favourite places locally with stunning
countryside walks and a house with a fascinating history. I’m reading Mrs Ronnie
by Siân Evans, which is about Mrs Greville, a society hostess who lived at
Polesden Lacey from 1906-1942. In 1909 Mrs Greville hosted her first dinner at
Polesden Lacey, attended by King Edward VII. There’s so much I could tell you
about the place and I’ll probably write a separate blog post.
And here’s
a website discovered today during some training: National Trust Collections
has information and photographs about objects and paintings owned by the
National Trust. You can search by century, so this website's useful if you’re
doing research for a historical novel.
See you again soon (as long as my blog doesn't disappear again...)
