Blog Posts for Anne Brooke

Full steam ahead and the breakfast sonnet

Anne Brooke — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:29 -0800

My review on Thomas Keneally's The People's Train (he also wroteSchindler's Ark) is now up at Vulpes Libris. A challenging journey indeed ...In other writing news, I'm pleased to say that the lovely people on my online writing course seemed to have enjoyed my attempt at the sonnet form, though I fear it carries a hint of desperation in its innards. Here it is:The Struggling SonneteerAll ...

Fashionable, sporty or chilled?

Anne Brooke — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:48 -0800

Amidst a rather better day at work today (and at least no-one was bitchy to me, well hurrah, captain, and put out the ruddy bunting, eh ...), I have been trying to arrange my annual eye appointment. Since last year it's all gone more modern and now the Godalming optician circles appear to be bookable via the internet. Naturally, given the chance to avoid speaking to anyone at all, I will choose ...

Speaking Her Mind and other matters ...

Anne Brooke — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:03 -0800

Goodness me, what a stormy day it is here in southern England - I hope you're all surviving the experience and keeping dry. I was foolish enough to venture out this morning for a paper and some lunch, and everyone seemed very bad-tempered. Must be the wind. As it were. I came home all peculiar and had to have chocolate to cheer up. Not much change there then.Anyway, to provide a moment of warmth ...

Holiday delights and curious sandpipers ...

Anne Brooke — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:19 -0800

The holiday was great - the weather was kind and I loved it. The only slight problem was that for some reason I was sick as a dog the first night so was up for most of it. Unfamiliar bathrooms are never pleasant when you're ill. Still, at least I got a lot of the puzzles in my Puzzler magazine done. How I love puzzles.We also managed to see several new birds including a glorious great white egret ...

Champagne and Gold

Anne Brooke — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:23 -0800

Champagne and GoldI'm really pleased to say that Pink Champagne and Apple Juice is now available with its brand-new cover at Lulu Books. It should fairly shortly be available at Amazon and other online book stores too, so I'll let you know when that happens.In the meantime, I'm also very happy to say that Salt and Gold - which is a collection of the first forty of my meditation poems - is ...

Unexpected recommendation and Amazon difficulties

Anne Brooke — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:11:15 -0800

I was delighted to see yesterday that A Dangerous Man is one of the Recommended Reads for November on the Jessewave Review site – thank you so much. That’s cheered me greatly! Mind you, I’m rather miffed that Amazon UK are still insisting that the book is temporarily out of stock even though my publisher tells me that’s not true. Is it because it’s GLBT fiction and from a British ...

Surreal thoughts on death

Anne Brooke — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:45:29 -0700

Well, it's finally happened and Gladys died yesterday. An event waiting to happen for a long, long time, in my opinion. More shocking to note, possibly, is that all I can feel about it is a mild relief and the thought that I won't have to schedule in my weekly twenty minute silent visit to her any more. Which, I have to say, is more than anything a scathing revelation of my sadly lacking sense of ...

GLBT Rainbow fiction award

Anne Brooke — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:12:37 -0700

Just a quick note to say that, much to my astonishment, The Bones of Summer is a Jury's Choice finalist in the Mystery/Thriller section of the new GLBT fiction Rainbow awards and you can see me on the list here.Well, gosh, eh! That's certainly put a smile on this screwed-up, mood-swing obsessed author's face ...I've also managed to complete my latest GLBT short story, Airheads and Angels, and ...

Amber Quill author and a hundred uses for a milk frother

Anne Brooke — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:08:58 -0700

I'm very happy to say that my GLBT erotic short story, A Stranger's Touch, has been accepted for publication by Amber Quill Press, and is lined up in their schedules for next January or February, at the moment of typing. I'm hugely pleased to be a new member of the Amber Quill team, as it's so nice to have another avenue for submissions, and also lovely to get that particular story out there. ...

New Champers cover

Anne Brooke — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:27:41 -0700

Here's a sneak preview of the new Pink Champagne and Apple Juice cover:I hope you like it. I certainly do. Hugethanks to artist Penelope Cline who created it, as she also created the covers for A Dangerous Man and Thorn in the Flesh. So a very talented woman indeed!Anne Brooke