A Blonde Bengali Wife and Me by Anne Hamilton
I came across Anne Hamilton’s memoir A Blonde Bengali Wife a few months ago via an amazing Facebook group, Women Writers, Women’s Books. At the time, I was editing together Notes of…
Musings and practical advice about writing
Write What You Know by Jill Dobbe
Jill Dobbe’s extensive experience as an international educator enriches her fascinating travel memoir, Kids, Camels & Cairo, a book I highly recommend to those considering taking the plunge and working…
Mystery Thriller Week update
Mystery Thriller Week has turned out to be the most productive, collaborative event I've ever participated in! Many thanks to Vicki Goodwin, Benjamin Thomas and Sherrie Marshall Spitz for organizing…
Guest post on Women Writers, Women’s Books
How Archival Research added Texture to my Novel I’m so excited to see an article I've written about the historical research I conducted while writing The Lover's Portrait: An Art…
Why do I write?
Motivated by Passion I’m always amazed by the number of people I meet who have a well-developed idea for a book in their heads but have already convinced themselves they…
Parakeets of Vondelpark
When I first moved to Amsterdam, the last thing I expected to see where flocks of rose-ringed parakeets residing in the city’s many parks. The beautiful pink and blue rings…
Swayambhunath stupa of Kathmandu
The Swayambhunath stupa is one of the most recognizable symbols of Nepal, which is why I chose to feature a silhouette of it on the cover of my debut novel,…
Is there a sculpture by Picasso in Vondelpark?
Scattered throughout Amsterdam’s largest city park – Vondelpark – are several statues and sculptures, including one designed by Pablo Picasso, Figure découpée l’Oiseau. Though Picasso intended it to be a…