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At the bottom of the lane I slowed by the small copse that separated our lane from the main farm road. I dropped my bike on the verge and surveyed the woodland’s edge. Fortunately for me this section of frith had yet to be cleared and there were plenty of…
‘Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive…’ That line has been running through my head all of this morning, and though Scott doubtless had specific thoughts of lust and betrayal at its heart when he first penned Marmion (which is, after all, essentially crime fiction), I’ve always thought it apt for writers in… Read More Echoes of Scott
In the light ( 🙂 ) of this week’s supermoon… An extract from ‘Drawing Down the Moon’ – one of the creepy tales to be found in my collection Fables and Fabrications. (Available in paper and kindle formats) *** …She breathed in ozone-laden moisture and remembered how she had stood on the hillside within the… Read More An Extract From ‘Drawing Down The Moon’ #fiction #fables&fabrications #horror
One of the most frequently asked questions from people who first see my Fables and Fabrications collection is ‘why the cat?’
An excellent review for Fables and Fabrications on Murder Mayhem and More. “Compact chronicles, seemingly distilling the detail and energy from an entire novel into a condensed, compelling form … (Edwards) expertly blends matter-of-fact everyday reality with far-fetched and fanciful notions that somehow seem entirely credible.”
In need of a little brightness today so I am highlighting two slightly comic stories from the fourteen included in Fables and Fabrications.
The fabulous Crime and SF news and reviews site Murder Mayhem and More is running a giveaway on Facebook for a Fables and Fabrications extract as below! *Note – you need to go to this Murder Mayhem and More page to enter! *Competition***Like&Share* FABLES & FABRICATIONS by Jan Edwards is out this week. To… Read More Fables Freebie!
Being Mayday it seems the perfect time to mention ‘Mayday Comes Askew’, just one of the fourteen stories included in Fables & Fabrications.
At the bottom of the lane I slowed by the small copse that separated our lane from the main farm road. I dropped my bike on the verge and surveyed the woodland’s edge. Fortunately for me this section of frith had yet to be cleared and there were plenty of saplings to be raided. I… Read More Sussex Tales (extract) Ash Twig Stomping
No16 cafe in Tape Street hosted an evening of poetry and prose readings last Friday night as a part of the Cheadle Arts Week.
My short story ‘Shaman Red’ is included in the anthology Winter Tales – edited by Margret Helgadottir available today from Fox Spirit via all the usual places!
Source: Guest Blog: Jan Edwards: A woman of many genres.
Very excited about my new collection coming out in the spring with Penkhull Press in 2016 titled Fables and Fabrications. The cover may be tweaked but essentially this is it! . Fables and Fabrications is scheduled as one of the first in the new ‘Penkhull Slims’ range collections and novellas.
Having just passed Hallowe’en and its various misconceptions – of which I will write another time – we are fast approaching Bonfire Night. Most folks across the UK will be thinking of the old rhyme. Remember, remember, the fifth of November. Some will even know the full version as repeated in the film V for… Read More Crispy Crispins
Those who read my blog will know that I am a student of folklore.
