Gill Buchanan's Blog

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...

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...

A lesson in Milking Cows

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

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...