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My Blog challenge 7th & 8th April

4/8/2022

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Over the past couple of days I have continued with my sequel to But First Maintain the Wall. I am still with Phoebe in Wissant. She has just been to church, but I don't have enough detail to make it authentic. Fortunately, I am writing these Wissant scenes secure in the knowledge that I have someone to help me with the finer details and I can chat to her about it next week.
Fast forwarding from 1762 to the 1950s, I have prepared my notes and worksheets for the first of my Summer Holidays workshops. I have joined a facebook group about Maddieson's Camp (Now Romney Sands in Greatstone). This group and my reference book have given me an insight into the entertainment on offer, and mean that my workshop can be specifically about Maddieson's rather than any British holiday camp. My own experience is limited to watching Hi-de-hi! I have been to Romney Sands recently and it's good to see that some of the old chalets (not from the 50s) are being renovated rather than replaced with caravans. 
On to modern times... I have been mentoring someone who had an idea for a book of short stories and have formatted his book for him. The proof copy arrived a couple of days ago, and I have been looking through it and tweaking the version on my computer.
As always, there are other things to do as well as author work. I've had two trips to Hawkinge via country lanes (due to the troubles with lorries stacked up on the M20). I passed a tiny church at Paddlesworth and a pub called The Cat and the Custard Pot - looks like somewhere interesting to explore sometime soon.
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Janet Thorrington
4/8/2022 10:21:37 am

I am currently reading Reckless Choices, and for me it’s your descriptive way of writing that I love. I can just imagine the scenes in Lydd, Ashford, and on Dungeness. Inside the cottages etc too. So fascinating how people used to live. From clothes to food.
I’m hooked!
Janet

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Emma Batten
4/8/2022 01:15:50 pm

Hi Janet, Thank you. I love it when I can go to the same places as my characters visit. I can sit in the window at Brew@32 in Lydd and remember how Emily sat there 120 years before. Reckless Choices is the second prequel to Secrets of the Shingle, which has been my bestseller and remains a favourite for most readers. Emma

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Margaret Stevens
4/11/2022 06:27:27 pm

Hi Emma. Having just finished Secrets of the Shingle, should I read the two prequels before going on to Stranger on the Point.

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Emma Batten
4/12/2022 06:38:17 pm

Hi Margaret, No continue with Stranger on the Point, then The Artist's Gift, then go back to the prequels. Thanks for asking, Emma




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