After I wrote what I thought was just going to be a very short story in the romantasy genre, Pen y ffrwd won't let me alone. First it mushroomed into two more instalments, and now, being of a scientific nature, I keep thinking about the relationship between the two worlds. I like a bit of magic and mystery, but I do like knowing how things work too.
Well .. it's interesting that you should say that.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
Well .. it's interesting that you should say that. The answer is that I didn't think about it at all while I was actually writing the story.
But then when I read it back over, I though 'ooh that sounds a bit like I'm banging a drum for...
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Yes there is a part three.
Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2025
Yes there is a part three. Really pleased you liked the other two.
I wrote the original story to be stand alone, but after I finished it I felt there was more clamouring to get out. And the course of true love never did run smooth – it’s...
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Hi Jane
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Hi Jane
Any chance of starting a 'The Vale' Collection ? I read this story in isolation and I've only just realized it succeeds / precedes others in the series. (I know the title should have been a clue !)
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I found it hard to get a
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
I found it hard to get a handle on Lori's attitude to Jamie too.
At one point he says :
"She’s not all that pleased to see me anymore"
And then further on :
"She’s staring at me now with adoring eyes"
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Love this Jane, makes me
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Love this Jane, makes me wonder what else Jamie is hiding. Can't wait for the next instalment.
With my proof reading hat on, could I ask about this line please :
"I stared at Rachel quizzically. ‘And what if I did?’"
Who is...
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Thank you again Jenny. My
Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2025
Thank you again Jenny. My own very strongly held belief is that there is no world after this one, but that doesn't stop me speculating about what there might be. If there is another world, not necessarily after this but maybe in parallel with it...
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Yes I did read it several
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
Yes I did read it several times, wondering about the use of 'feint'. I was thinking along the lines of a feint being a subterfuge, like the grass was just pretending to crackle ..
Posted in Black Vinyl
Loved it ! Mystery, suspense
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
Loved it ! Mystery, suspense, sexual attraction (in a discreet way), descriptions of nature, it's got everything including that ending which is unexpected and should be sad but isn't somehow. Like she's a woman who has obviously previously ...
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She was so scared. We all
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2025
She was so scared. We all cling to the familiar and are frightened of the unknown, and it was a huge unknown she was facing. People fight to stay alive in even the most awful circumstances. I think of those people who make epic treks to refugee...
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Roman Catholicism is thankfully losing popularity
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023
'Roman Catholicism is thankfully losing popularity at a rapid rate' - it certainly is amongst the indigenous population, espcially in the wake of the appalling sexual abuse scandals, but from what I understand its membership has been greatly...
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