Just Some Spring Flowers

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In the garden

It’s good to see the spring flowers. And the sunshine. As illness recedes a little along with the winter.

SISTERS

Ethereal and spellbinding

Romans + Celts = some rather complicated romance!

Set in 1st century Scotland, the novel features a neurodivergent main character, chosen sisters, fierce warriors and the battle of Mons Graupius between the Romans and the Caledonian tribes.

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    Blue Loch at the End of Autumn

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    We’ve reached the cusp between autumn and winter. The blue loch reflects dark skies. There’s pumpkins and wind and rain and piles of leaves everywhere. Autumn is almost over.

    And yet, we still have brighter days and blue skies. Sometimes.

    Sisters at the Edge of the World

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    • The main characters are fiercely bonded chosen sisters, one of them neurodivergent.
    • The story is set in 1st century Scotland and features the battle of Mons Graupius between the Roman invaders and the Caledonian tribes.
    • There’s romance, but it’s rather complicated romance this time.
    • The stone circle is still there in all its glory.
    • The castle is not, obviously, but there is a great round house where it will be one day. And a wee hoosie in the woods.

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    “Ethereal and spellbinding….” Historical Novel Society

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    Quote from SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

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    Blue Skies, Crashing Waves and Ballet Terms

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    I took a little walk on St Combs beach. It was beautiful and blustery and entirely free from ballet terms. I needed to get away from them for a bit. There’s too many in TENDU, and in the current edit I am removing, changing or explaining them, so as not to confuse the reader. It’s not the most fun. It feels a little like dumbing down, though I know it’s not really. I just have to be less technically specific, and more generally descriptive. I’d much rather be working on all the relationship nuances, but of course, I am doing that too.

    The Beach

    St Combs beach

    It was great to just stand and stare across the ocean and breathe in all that fresh sea air.

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    I made a little TikTok of the sea too, if you would like to hear the waves and see the movement.

    Ballet Terms

    So goodbye port de bras and grand jeté. Arabesque penchée, I have tried to save (describe) you:

    We worked on arabesque penchée. Standing on one leg, the other high behind, fingertips almost touching the floor, the world seemed to stand still around me in a perfect moment of balance and extension.

    But back to the beach. Away from the ballet terms. And breathe.

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