Gill Buchanan's Blog

James May argues that Tea is the glue of society; people share their joys and woes over a cup of tea

What Happened to Us? by Faith Hogan is an enjoyable read with a feel-good ending

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...