Tag Archive | Caribbean
Speaking of Chikungunya …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
It will soon be 7 months since I contracted the virus, Chikungunya, shortly after returning to Bequia last summer. I should add that it’s been a veeerrryyyyy looonnngggg 7 months at that! This was the worst I’ve ever felt in my life – even worse than when we…
My Beautiful Map of Port Royal and Kingston Jamaica
Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
My beautiful map of Port Royal and Kingston Jamaica, for my soon to be new writing room, “Peggy’s Cove.” This map is dated 1772. Of course it isn’t the original but it’s beautiful. ? Check out a little history on the tragic Earthquake that destroyed a great deal…
Bequia This Week advertising for the tourist season!
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
Once again this year, I’m happy to advertise my novel, Island in the Clouds, locally every week in the informational flyer, Bequia This Week, created these past 15 years by Nicola and Wilfred! Here’s a link to the large ad I’ll be running 4 times throughout the next…
Chikungunya – you cannot begin to imagine …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
Some friends and blog readers know that I came down with a mosquito-borne virus, Chikungunya, shortly after I returned to Bequia in July. This virus had been moving through the community at a fast pace until now, just about everyone on the island has either been suffering with…
Karen Perkins’ Valkyrie Series – Pirates and Romance
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Well written historical fiction should cause the reader to wonder what really happened – to ask what in the story is fact and what is not. If the story is well executed it should be told without anachronism or other annoying flaws, accurately depicting the period in…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 