Author Archives: henriettegyland
Fall in love with London – with Nikki Moore
As a Londoner I get particular excited when I see books set on my own turf, and Nikki Moore’s #LoveLondon series is right up my street. Today is the release day for Picnics in Hyde Park, the last in the … Continue reading
Midsummer Dreams
In celebration of the e-launch day for Alison May’s brand new romantic comedy, Midsummer Dreams, I’m posting today on the theme of all things dream-related. Be sure to check Alison’s blog today where there’ll be links to other people’s dreams … Continue reading
My Top 4 Reads of 2014
Okay, so it’s a little late since we’re now at the beginning of May 2015, but as they say, better late than never 😉 Anyway here they are: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Iceland, 1829. This is the story of … Continue reading
The conference of the Historical Novel Society
During the weekend of the 5th to the 7th of September I took part in the annual conference of the Historical Novel Society which was held at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone campus near Baker Street in London. Here are … Continue reading
Conference time!
The weekend of the 11th to the 13th July 2014 I attended the annual conference of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, something I try to do every year if I can take the time. This year the conference was held at … Continue reading
Meet my main character
I’m very pleased to have been invited by Christina Courtenay to take part in a continuing series of blog posts called “Meet My Main Character”. It was started by Debra Brown, who is the Administrator of English Historical Fiction Authors, … Continue reading
How does your garden grow?
In my case, a little wildly. I’m a great believer in low maintenance gardening. I like planting things and watching them grow, but when it comes to keeping it all under control, I’m quite happy for it to take over. … Continue reading
The Old House in Hereford
Recently I visited the Old House in the town of Hereford after fellow writer Christina Courtenay recommended that I take a look. Built in 1621 as part of Butchers’ Row, the Old House is a very well-preserved half-timbered Jacobean building. … Continue reading
Blog Hop – take 2
Sadly, due to other commitments, Karen Aldous, who was scheduled to blog today following my Blog Hop post last week, is unable to do so, and author A. L. Michael is taking over instead. Here’s her bio and link: A. … Continue reading
Hoppety-hop! My Writing Progress blog tour
Many thanks to Adrian Magson for inviting me to take part in this ‘blog hop’. Adrian is the author of 16 spy and crime thrillers, including the Riley Gavin and Harry Tate series, as well as the Lucas Rocco series, … Continue reading