So what happens next?

I look for snowdrops in the garden but there are none. Mine are all of the later flowering variety. Every year I intend to buy some early varieties and every year I forget. However, I do have a sky blue iris unguicularis in flower, the yellow blooms of the winter jasmine are brilliant and I have some red amaryllis which lift my spirits every time I look at them. I must make a note to buy some early varieties of snowdrops, or I’ll be moaning about the same thing in another year’s time.

Work seemed to stop for everyone but me over the Christmas holidays. Contracts did not come through as expected, queries were not followed up. Everyone else in the whole wide world seemed to have had a fortnight off and return refreshed. Perhaps I ought to schedule a holiday for myself, too. Only, I really really need to write every day.

One of the problems was . . .

One I’ve met before. I have too much plot. Yes, I know! I do this a lot, don’t I? This last week I put in a new character, a Mrs Minchin, very upright and most helpful as a witness to as nasty hit and run involving Polly and little Pip. I put her in, and then I took her out. And then I had to put her back in again. Sigh . . . a writer’s life is not a happy one when this happens.

Another book out!

Joffe have brought out the last (for the time being) book in the Ellie Quicke series. This is MURDER FOR PROFIT, which came out on January 12th. This is the last of the Ellie Quickes for the time being, so make the most of it. Joffe are planning to bring out some collections later on but I don’t have a date as yet.

For a teaser, I’m including the first pages of this book instead of a short story. See it here. Joffe have suggested I ask for readers to put in an honest review of this book if they liked it, because they say it would help to get it known.

View my Amazon Author Page here.

I never know how this works, but I’m sure you do. I think I could probably benefit from some kind of course on all the things I should be able to do on the computer but don’t. Perhaps I should . . . after I’ve finished the next book, the next short story for Easter and of course, the next newsletter.

A blessing on farmers and shops who manage to get bunches of cut daffodils ready for sale at this time of the year. How I enjoy watching them come out!

Veronica Heley