PinnedAlice McVeigh: award-winning novelistThe perils and pitfalls of “writing like Austen” (part one)by Alice McVeighNov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
PinnedAlice McVeigh: award-winning novelistClassical Music Agony AuntThe true if gruesome tale of a decade as Classical Music Daily’s agony auntMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022
PinnedAlice McVeigh: award-winning novelistOn Releasing Three Novels in One Calendar Year — and why I wish I hadn’t!Well, on Feb. 3 I’ll have achieved this feat — something even mad dogs and Englishmen would baulk at. Except, of course, for those…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
PinnedAlice McVeigh: award-winning novelistMy M4 DisasterOr: How — not — to get to Nuremburg.Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Alice McVeigh: award-winning novelistMy personal “take” on the Booker shortlist…James is, no question, the favourite, having won everything this year beyond the U.S. Presidency. However, my picks are, in this order…Nov 5Nov 5
Alice McVeigh: award-winning novelist“Mansfield Park is too dark.” Really???I don’t think so. How can a novel where nobody perishes, a novel where there is no scene of violence, war, destruction or self-destruction…Oct 17Oct 17
Alice McVeigh: award-winning novelistWhy I hate menAn open apology to (the few) decent guys asking to be my Facebook friendOct 4Oct 4
Alice McVeigh: award-winning novelistHow not to sell paperbacks at artisan fairs, part 1“Well,” as one wit in our cohort concluded, “that’s six hours of my life I’ll never get back again.”Sep 11Sep 11
Alice McVeigh: award-winning novelistSo, you’ve read all of Austen… Now what to read??Well, first up is Anthony Trollope. I’m just a massive fan of Trollope, who lived from 1815–1882. For a start, he was a civil servant, who…Aug 20Aug 20
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