Boatplanes, Confessions and AGH! My Aching Shoulders

Poor old Ginny’s having a bit of a rough time. Soon after the dis-arse-terous dinner party, she hears some news requiring her to make a speedy return to Blighty. That led to me searching for the quickest route to get her home again. I managed to find a copy of...

Poisonous Flowers, Indian Gods and a bit of History

I was writing today about the Angels’ Trumpet flowers that I saw everywhere around Munnar and Periyar. Ginny my character was painting them and I thought I’d better check I’d got the name right. Turns out they’re highly toxic… so you...

Elephants and Contraceptives

I’ve just used something that actually happened to me in my novel Kurinji Flowers. About five years ago (2007),   I went to India for the first time and was driven at night from the airport at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to my destination, a yoga retreat near...

In my First “Flush”

Despite Ginny’s efforts to the contrary (see post below) I’ve finally broken into India. Yay! In fact I’ve been so caught up with it this afternoon I’ve written 1200 words and just stopping now for a cup of tea I realise it’s 7pm when I...

Passage to India

Another 1500 words in the bag and on track to hit 10,000 today or tomorrow. Not that it’s any indication of being well on the way, as even when the first draft is finished I know there’ll be lots of rewriting to do. I am relieved though that we are at last...