Cathie Dunn writes...

After a hectic few months that saw many tricky editing jobs, French level 3 university studies and dissertation, and various other bits and bobs (yes, bobs too!), I'm finally ready to share my good news: I have joined an author collective of wonderful writers of – mainly – historical fiction (in various sub-genres) at Ocelot Press ! The group is made up of Crooked Cat Books authors past & present. I'm looking forward to working closely with, and supporting, fellow Ocelots Nancy Jardine and Vanessa Couchman , who both have already published several novels under the Ocelot banner (find details of their gripping stories set in Scotland and Corsica respectively on the Ocelot Press Facebook page ) – and those writers due to publish through Ocelot later:  Jennifer C Wilson , Nicola Slade , John Jackson , Sue Barnard ,  Yvonne Marjot , and Ailsa Abraham . Over the coming months, I shall bring Highland Arms across (which began life at The Wild Rose Press back in ...

Wishing all my friends and readers a Merry Christmas! I love this season! The lights, the decorations, the scent of fresh baking, home cooking, and steaming mulled wine – it all adds to the atmosphere. Yes, even the grumpy faces of the stressed shoppers in the supermarkets (they make me feel like shouting, "It's Christmas!!") and the heavy rain & gales, though not the flooding that has been affecting parts of the country in recent days. That is awfully sad, and my heart goes out to those whose homes have been destroyed at a time where they should – and would – be celebrating. Anyway, I wanted to send personal Season's Greetings to some special writing buddies. They are authors who have worked hard and achieved so much, and who have helped and inspired me over the years. You'll find many of them featured in this blog over the last two years, so the folks below are just a small drop in an ocean full of inspiration. Please visit their blogs and check o...

Woohoo, it's my turn today at the Amazing Authors Event! ~bounce~ A group of wonderful authors - and I - have recently joined together to host a blog tour: enjoy almost two weeks of tempting excerpts, wonderful stories and plenty of suggestions for your personal electronic bookshelves. But you might not even need to spend your hard earned cash - on the final day you'll get a chance to win free copies! You'll just have to answer the questions on the last blog. No worries - you'll find links to all our posts there so you can double check! It's like sitting a maths test with the result book by your side... ;-) Right, so now let me tell you about Highland Arms . My Scottish romantic historical has been on the market for 6 months! Wow! But with my new historical, Dark Deceit, coming out on 10th February, I must quickly tell you about where the idea for Highland Arms came from.  My in-laws live in the Scottish Highlands. On our way to visit, we pass through the m...