• Death by Coffin!

    Death by Coffin!

    For any lover of the Victorian era, London’s most famous cemeteries hold endless fascination. My favourites are Highgate and Kensal Green with their eerie Gothic and Neo-classical architecture. The Victorian obsession with death, the after-life and spiritualism, sparked the trend for highly decorated tombs and crypts. Heartbreaking inscriptions, lichen-encrusted headstones and mournful statuary lend a…

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  • A Conversation with Author Wayne Turmel

    Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Wayne Turmel, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. You are very welcome Wayne, please introduce yourself: Hi Pam, thank you so much for letting me drop by and play in your sandbox. I live and write in…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Competition June 2019

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Competition May 2019

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Competition April 2019

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Competition March 2019

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • A Conversation with Author Linda Covella

    Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Linda Covella, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Linda, please introduce yourself: Hello Pam and visitors! My varied background and education have led me down many paths, but one thing I never strayed…

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  • Originally posted on WordyNerdBird: Pam Lecky was featured earlier this month on the Unusual Fiction blog. I have read some of Pam’s stories, and they are very good, so I thought I would share her interview here, too. A special thank you to Fiona Cooke for also featuring some amazing women of horror on her…

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  • A Conversation with Author Angelina Jameson

    Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Angelina Jameson, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome to the Library, Angelina, please introduce yourself: Thank you for having me here, Pam. I’m Angelina and I live in Alaska. I was born in…

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  • Originally posted on Unusual Fiction : It’s a miserable day – the wind whistles down the chimney, rain pelts the window pane; it’s a day for the fireside. A typical Irish, February day. In fact, it’s the perfect weather for curling up with one of my next author’s eerie ghost stories. It gives me great…

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