Gill Buchanan's Blog

Bury Drop-in at the Christmas Lights switch on

Nov 13
2 min

Bury Drop-in at the Christmas Lights switch on

I’m looking forward to the Christmas Light switch-on in Bury St Edmunds this Thursday 16th November. Normally this is far too early for...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Nov 4
2 min

What I am writing today

I am so grateful for the gift of creative writing. It is such a joy to create characters and storylines that will delight readers. I am...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Nov 2
1 min

All Good Things

All Good Things by Amanda Prowse is a brilliant portrayal of a dysfunctional family

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Apr 26
3 min

What's in your Book Stack of hobbies?

My good indie author friend Julia Blake posts Book Stacks once a week and this time it was telling the story of her hobbies. She...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Apr 20
1 min

Humorous Fiction to keep you smiling

A Dry Spell by Clare Chambers My third novel from this author and happy to read more. To begin with I wasn't sure what the novel was...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Mar 28
2 min

Do you have a favourite street in town?

I certainly have a couple of favourites in Bury St Edmunds and St. John’s Street is vying for first position. This street is a rare...

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Meet Local Bury St Ed Authors at the Makers Market!

Gill Buchanan, Author

Mar 21
1 min

Meet Local Bury St Ed Authors at the Makers Market!

Sunday April 2nd 10am – 4pm Head upstairs at The Market Cross (was the old Art Gallery) for the chance to meet six local authors who will...

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Why on earth did I write a quirky novel about intensive farming?

Gill Buchanan, Author

Mar 6
3 min

Why on earth did I write a quirky novel about intensive farming?

All my published novels to date fit the genres ‘Romance’ and ‘Women’s fiction,’ perhaps ‘Romantic Comedy.’ So writing about a dairy farm...

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Snowball, Delilah and the hens of Capel Farm

Gill Buchanan, Author

Feb 14
2 min

Snowball, Delilah and the hens of Capel Farm

On Capel Dairy Farm they have egg-laying hens and Wanda is very fond of them. This is the fictitious farm that features in my novel: The...

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Gill Buchanan

Jan 19
2 min

A lesson in Milking Cows

Research for my novel started with a visit to Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk at milking time.

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The Artist, the Farmer and the Ancient Oak

Gill Buchanan

Jan 16
1 min

The Artist, the Farmer and the Ancient Oak

Wanda is happiest when she is creating art, hidden in her makeshift studio away from disparaging eyes. She’s very fond of the dairy cows...

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Gill Buchanan

Nov 21, 2022
1 min

Monday Morning - here we go again

Monday Morning feelings, expectations, optimism for the week ahead. Highlights of the last week.

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Women: Flying the flag for the Organic Movement

Gill Buchanan

Sep 7, 2022
2 min

Women: Flying the flag for the Organic Movement

Countryfile did a feature on how women have largely been the pioneers behind organic farming. This caught my attention because in my...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Jun 16, 2022
2 min

Summertime in town feels good

This time last year we were moving house. The reading on the stress-o-meter was off the scale. From village to town, from large house to...

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What does International Women's Day mean to you?

Gill Buchanan, Author

Mar 8, 2022
2 min

What does International Women's Day mean to you?

The UN theme for this 8th March 2022 is Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow However, the International Women's Day website...

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Writers and Blogging are a perfect pairing

Gill Buchanan, Author

Feb 21, 2022
1 min

Writers and Blogging are a perfect pairing

Blogging comes naturally to writers so as an author it comes easily. My research for Wanda's Tree makes for interesting blogs

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Gill Buchanan

Feb 16, 2022
2 min

Ways to reduce stress that REALLY work

I read in The Times at the weekend about scientifically proven ways to reduce stress. Let’s face it, we all get stressed – even those of...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Feb 14, 2022
2 min

The Secret to Successful Marriage

Two bathrooms! I've decided that Valentine's Day is a good day to announce that my new bathroom (making us a two bathroom household) is...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Feb 9, 2022
2 min

Love Organic!

A few years ago when organic food started appearing in our supermarkets I just thought that it was expensive and asked myself: Does...

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Gill Buchanan, Author

Feb 4, 2022
2 min

Does taking it easy come naturally?

I've just had a few days taking it easy as I wasn't feeling too good. Nothing terrible but no energy. At first I went through the usual -...

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