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Artisan-Sorcerers and the Derelict Shed

 As a treat for you, here is a new video for "Tamsin: An Artisan-Sorcerer Novel". Behind the scenes, there's a lot happening. To accompany the publication of the 5th Artisan-Sorcerer novel, all four previous novels are currently being revised/edited anew. So not only are the books about to be given the new covers which have already been revealed, but all five books from the series will leap onto bookshelves at the same time! A publication date has yet to be finalised, but we're looking at spring 2027. Our small urban garden currently looks more like a small urban weed patch. I've either not had time, or not had the weather, to clear the patio of junk that grows between the paving stones. The plant pots need weeding too, and some need topping up with fresh soil, and a few plants have outgrown their pots and so they need either repotting into bigger pots (with fresh soil) or splitting and repotting into two pots. The lawn resembles someone's DIY covid lockdown h...
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Tamsin - New Video

 
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Vote for 'Fabian'!

One of my Artisan-Sorcerer novels' covers has been selected to take part in a 'cover of the month' competition. If you'd like to add your vote for 'Fabian', then please click on the link: https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/21180/
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A Narrowboat Cruise Along the Shropshire Union Canal

 
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Messing About on the Water

Friday 18th saw me cruising along the shroppie - the Shropshire Union Canal, if you like - departing from The Cheshire Cat, in Christleton, and sailing to the Crow's Nest winding point at Tattenhall. We sailed by lovely countryside, past masses of moored narrowboats and cruisers, and the kind of houses that you'd need to be made of stone not to feel envious of.  Everyone enjoyed the day, and even though rain was constant this did not dampen our spirits as we watched cows peering at us through hedges, saw various waterfowl swimming around, and peeped into mysterious-looking copses of mossy old trees.  The next day, I felt tired out. How can looking out of windows be so tiring? Answers below, please. Other news: While waiting for a few weeks to tick by before starting on the editing/rewriting process for The Sorcerer, (my 5th Artisan-Sorcerer novel), I've been compiling a collection of short stories that relate in some way to this series. Many of these stories have been publ...
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A Few Thoughts

The creator of this lovely illustration is unknown, unfortunately, otherwise I'd be the first to credit their work to them. My husband's a huge Dr Who fan, and has been since he was a boy. His favourite doctors were acted by Tom Baker and Patrick Troughton, though he's enjoyed watching them all. Anyway, I thought I'd share this dalek illustration, which reminds me of how much hate is circulating through the world right now. Blind hate, offering no honest solutions to anything. Telling willfully ignorant people what they want to hear in order to bolster their delusions. Rather then deal with their own self-hatred, they look for external scapegoats. Rather than acknowledge that a few billionaires hold so much power, they blame the vulnerable for their vulnerability, the poor for their poverty, the ignorant for their ignorance - all the while being breathtakingly, willfully ignorant themselves.  At least old Dr Who always tried to negotiate a resolution to conflict.  
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