Locations, Phone Camera, Shoot Photos…
A few of the photos taken on my many wanders back when we were able to move around freely.
I hope they lift your spirits and make you feel happy.
Be seduced by Maggie Tideswell’s latest novel: Interview With A Seducer…hold that thought!
Maggie Tideswell is an international bestselling author with a passion for romance. Ghosts just can't seem to leave her alone. She combines things that can't be explained, sweaty bodies, and rumpled beds in a way that will make your toes curl and your hair stand on end.
The Dorchester Hotel, Carnaby Street, Lady Jane, Lord John, Pop, John Steven. The Who, The Mojos, Hair with Oliver Tobias…
Hello - we are Renza Rossi and Stella Deacon, and like most girls in the 1960s we kept diaries. Proper written diaries – with daily entries from 1968 through to the end of the decade, chronicling our life, the fashions, the music, the excitement – and our love affairs….Which, is just as well – because although we didn’t know it, and we certainly didn’t know each other, miles apart geographically and with totally different lifestyles, we were both in love with the same boy…How this came about, the ups and downs, the laughter, the tears, the heartbreak, and how it was resolved – all played out to a 1960s background of love and peace and rock’n’roll - is covered in the amalgamation of our diaries – which we’ve put together and called ONLY ONE WOMAN. We very much hope that they’ve whetted your appetite and you’re now longing to read the rest.
Tin Pan Alley, Cilla Black, Little Chef, Mediterranean Cruises, 1968, and Only One Woman on Chat and Spin Radio – all in 8 minutes.
I had a blast reading from Only One Woman on Chat and Spin Radio.
I chose a chapter from Renza's Diary of 20th July 1968 and I had 8 minutes in which to read it all and hopefully not sound like an express train chuntering along at speed.
Smorgasbord Book Review– #Short Stories–Undercover Crime Shorts by Jane Risdon
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
This week my review is for Jane Risdon for her collection Undercover: Crime Shorts. About the book Under one cover for the first time a collection of Crime Shorts from Jane Risdon featuring previously unpublished stories which will have you on the edge of your seat. There is an extract from Jane’s forthcoming novel…
CHAT AND SPIN Radio – I’m on the Morning Show with Lester Jones.
Only One Woman is more than a complicated and intense love story, it is a social comment on the late 1960s and features many references to the music, fashions, food and beverages, and the Cold War, the Moon landings of the era.
We nattered about Only One Woman, which is the fab novel I co-wrote with award-winning, best-selling author Christina Jones (writer of Bucolic Frolics), and which is set in the late 1960s UK music scene. A love triangle between two girls, Renza and Stella, and guitarist Scott, of Narnia's Children.
Photographic wanders with my phone camera…before lockdown
I love to go out and about taking photos. These days I use my phone camera more than a traditional camera. I thought I'd share some photos of places I visited before we went into lockdown. I love seeing the open spaces and I hope you do too.
Tom Williams: My Guest Author can Tango Something Wicked on his Book Tour
Tom Williams is my Guest Author: In an attempt to break away from the Napoleonic wars I have been experimenting with writing some stories set in the here and now. (Well, not quite now because I find covid restrictions a bit limiting for my characters, but near enough.) And because I wanted to escape the restrictions put on an author who writes a lot about real historical events I decided to move into the world of fantasy. Hence my Halloween 2019 novella, Dark Magic, a story of supernatural intervention in the world of stage conjuring. People seemed to like it, with its rather tongue-in-cheek take on the horror genre, so I’ve produced my first full-length contemporary novel, Something Wicked.
My Guest Crime Author is Dave Sivers: His latest novel, Die in the Dark, is out 2nd March 2021…
Dave Sivers is my Guest Crime Author: Tuesday 2 March sees the publication of my novel, Die in the Dark – and, as always, I’m both excited and apprehensive. But mostly excited. It will be my tenth published title, my ninth novel, and book six in my Archer and Baines series.
We kept diaries with all our secrets…
Hello - we are Renza Rossi and Stella Deacon, and like most girls in the 1960s we kept diaries. Proper written diaries – with daily entries from 1968 through to the end of the decade, chronicling our life, the fashions, the music, the excitement – and our love affairs….
Which, is just as well – because although we didn’t know it, and we certainly didn’t know each other, miles apart geographically and with totally different lifestyles, we were both in love with the same boy…
How this came about, the ups and downs, the laughter, the tears, the heartbreak, and how it was resolved – all played out to a 1960s background of love and peace and rock’n’roll - is covered in the amalgamation of our diaries – which we’ve put together and called ONLY ONE WOMAN.
We very much hope that they’ve whetted your appetite and you’re now longing to read the rest…
Meantime take a look around.
We are in Paperback from Waterstones, and Amazon and available for Kindle and Kindle for PC.
With love,
Renza and Stella XXX
Thrilled to bits to announce I now have an Agent…
In December 2019 I entered into discussions with an International Literary Agent interested in representing me internationally. I hadn't even considered getting an agent, but having been approached and after doing my homework, I was prepared to give the idea consideration. One year later, after lots of discussions, I am happy to announce that on December 10th, 2020 I signed an agreement with Langtons International Literary Agency based in New York, USA. I am now represented by their founder, Linda Langton.
International Best-selling Maggie Tideswell, author of Finders Keepers: An Almost Gothic Love Affair, is my last Guest Author of 2020
A bride is sent off into the unknown to marry a stranger on All Hallows Eve, October 31, 1749. What she finds on her arrival is enough to make her skin crawl.
Limping footsteps, blood-curdling screams, smoking torches, and a house on a cliff... A man she only sees in the dark, his breathing labored behind a mask.
“A betrothal is as good as the wedding vows. You cannot leave.”
“Am I your prisoner?” "You shall stay here until you bear me a child. Then you can stay or go, the choice shall be mine!"
Happy Christmas and Festive Season one and all.
Thanks so much for your company over the last year and for your kind and wonderful comments and posts about my writing and photos. I am glad to have stolen some sunshine to share with you all during such a horrid year.
The Versatile and Prolific Robbie Cheadle is my Guest Author with something for Kids and Adults…
Robbie Cheadle has published nine books for children and one poetry book. She has branched into writing for adults and young adults and, in order to clearly separate her children's books from her adult books, is writing for older readers under the name Roberta Eaton Cheadle.
Reputation is all, or is it? How far would you go to maintain your good name?
Undercover: Crime Shorts is on the global author network, The Authors Show, once more, and I am chatting to my lovely host, Linda, about murder, crime, and the inspiration for my stories in my crime collection.
Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Christmas Book Fair – Shortstories – #ScienceFiction A.C. Flory, #Crime Jane Risdon, #Life Sally Cronin, #Fairies Colleen M. Chesebro
Check this out. The fab Sally Cronin has included Undercover: Crime Shorts in her list of books to buy as gifts this Christmas. Thrilled to be amongst such fab authors, including Sally. Thanks so very much, I am dead chuffed.
Christmas 1968 finds Stella recovering from a life-changing operation, Renza is seething at being forgotten and Scott is cold, tired, hungry, and bewildered…
Jane is chatting with her host Linda, on the global internet show for authors, The Authors Show, about writing Only One Woman with lifelong friend and author, Christina Jones, the inspiration for their collaboration, and more. She reads from Renza's diary - June 1968 - when Renza visits Carnaby Street for the first time and sees the coolest people up close.
The Writers and Readers’ Magazine Bumper Christmas edition coming Dec 6th…
The next edition of The Writers and Readers' Magazine is on sale from 6th December 2020, packed full of short stories, articles, poems, prose, and the latest installment of my regular series, In the Mix. Jane Risdon
Undercover: Crime Shorts and it’s The Author Show again
Undercover: Crime Shorts - With more twists and turns than Spaghetti Junction and with edge-of-the-cliff tension - it is a quick read for those short on time and who enjoy reading a short story with a beginning, middle, and satisfying end.
Kit Domino: The Multi-talented Author is my Guest
For me, White Stones was to be a one-off story. One full of mystery, a little romance, a woman haunted by a piece of music and an element of time-slipping. When the book reached its final paragraph, the main characters had had their stories told. ... but...
My Guest Author is Lizzie Chantree: International Best Selling Author and Networker. Her latest book is Networking for Writers.
In my new book, Networking for writers, I talk about ways to grow your readership and author network. Marketing your own work can seem very daunting, but that can be turned around to make marketing something you look forward to. It doesn’t have to eat into precious writing time, or push you into procrastination because you aren’t sure which direction to take next.
Gone with the Wind, Anti-Freeze, Sleazy Jazz Clubs, A Fence, A Facebook Group, Trains, Yachts, Mill Paddles, Watching the Watchers. Sand and Pool Club Beverley Hills Hotel…
Undercover: Crime Shorts with more twists and turns than Spaghetti Junction. Crime stories for those with little time for a novel.
Ruhr Valley, Mohne Dam, RMA Sandhurst, Carnaby Street, Jersey Channel Islands, Radio One, Lords, Army Bases, Luxury Cruises, and Only One Woman
Two girls, one musician and an epic love story during the grooviest decade of the 20th century. Only One Woman: Music, fashion, romance and the Cold War.
Monaco, Hollywood, Big Bear Mountain Lakes, Eastern Europe, and Murder.
19 5* reviews including:
5* C. Plunkett: Fast-paced, page-turner of murder, mystery short stories. Reviewed in the United Kingdom Fast-paced, well written, page-turner that had me so engrossed my train journey flew by. The author clearly has done a lot of research, these short stories all felt very authentic and each had me gripped and on the edge of my seat wondering how they would play out. It’s been a long time since I read anything quite so intriguing and twisty. It certainly got my heart beating faster and I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great murder, mystery.
Vesta Curries, Fray Bentos Pies, Watneys Party Seven, Top of the Pops, Ready, Steady Go! Two Red Shoes, Elgin, Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn, Watford New Penny, Samanthas New Bond St, Radio One, Radio Caroline, Carnaby Street, and an epic love triangle…
If you can remember the Sixties you weren't there, is what they say. Christina Jones and I remember only too well, and we were there. read about the adventures of renza, Stella and Scott, in Only One Woman. Get the Sixties Vibe.
Kit Domino kindly invited me to her Blog to natter about Podcasts…
Kit Domino – a fab author and blogger, invited me to post a guest article on her, ‘Kit Domino’s World – Kit’s Library,’ and here it is. I – we both – hope you enjoy it. Let her know, she’d appreciate the feed-back and so would I. I’ve written about my experiences recording various Podcasts and internet video and radio […]
The Author, The Neighbour, and the FBI Agent…
China's life hangs in the balance when she stumbles across something so terrible she wonders if she is living inside one of her own novels.
The Fantastical Trish Moran is my Guest Author
Shrinking Violet, to be published with Solstice Publishing, is her first venture into YA Paranormal. Visit Trish Morgan on amazon to find her books.
Trip back to the Grooviest Decade of the 20th Century to an epic Love Triangle…
Scott loves Renza but he also loves Stella. The lead guitarist must choose, for their can be Only One Woman...
Going Undercover again
Undercover: Crime Shorts is airing on theauthorsshow.com again. All day today it is on a loop and you can pop in and listen to me nattering about writing the short stories which are included in my first collection of short stories.
More Wanderings with my Phone Camera
Winkworth Arboretum and West Green House and Gardens are National Trust properties and if you are not a member you can pay an entrance fee. The Savill Garden is part of the Crown Estate and has an entrance fee for non members, payable at the entrance. I really hope you enjoy my wanders and will come back again. I featured […]
Carnaby Street, Top of the Pops, Twiggy, The Moon Landings, and a Whole Lotta Love
trip back to 1968 with Only One Woman, more music, fashion and love than you can handle. Plus more...listen to Jane read from Renza's diary detailing her first visit to Carnaby Street in June 1968.
I’m Digging Deep with Lorraine Mace today where my characters plan a hit…
Fast-paced, well written, page turner that had me so engrossed my train journey flew by. The author clearly has done a lot of research, these short stories all felt very authentic and each had me gripped and on the edge of my seat wondering how they would play out. It’s been a long time since I read anything quite so intriguing and twisty. It certainly got my heart beating faster and I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great murder, mystery. Reader, C. Plunkett
A Hit Woman, a Serial Killer, Six people who want to inherit: Undercover: Crime Shorts is back on The Authors Show today…
Chatting on The Authors Show about Undercover: Crime Shorts by Jane Risdon. Listen to Jane read a chapter from Apartment 206c aznd discover the inspiration behind her storie
Gilli Allan: a Chest full of Secrets, Archaeology, Illustrations, and her brand new cover is revealed here…
Buried Treasure by Gilli Allan...
Jane thinks he sees her as shallow and ill-educated. Theo thinks she sees him as a snob, stuffy and out of touch.
Within the ancient precincts of the university the first encounter between the conference planner and the academic is accidental and unpromising. Just as well there’s no reason for them ever to meet again. But behind the armour they’ve each constructed from old scars, they’ve more in common than divides them. Both have an archaeological puzzle they are driven to solve. As their stories intertwine, their quest to uncover the past unearths more than expected.
Undercover: Crime Shorts on The Authors Show. Take nothing for granted.
Undercover: Crime Shorts - A brilliant book of crime stories that hold the reader. Each story stands alone and after reading the first one you cannot resist reading them all. Jane Risdon is a fantastic author. H. M. Forde
Walks Taking Photos with my Phone Camera
I have ventured out a few times during lock-down and I’ve taken advantage of the peace and quiet – lack of people around – to take photos. I hope you enjoy my efforts. I’ve taken the photos with my Samsung phone. I love swans and over the years have taken so many photos of them in various locations. This is […]
Historical Fiction Author Tim Walker is my Guest Author
Please welcome my latest guest, Historical Fiction author, Tim Walker, who is going to tell us about himself, his writing, and his latest book: Arthur, Rex Brittonum His creative writing journey began in earnest in 2013, as a therapeutic activity whilst undergoing and recovering from cancer treatment. He began writing an historical fiction series, A Light in the Dark Ages, […]
A 90th Birthday, Chat and Spin Radio, and The Authors show…
I am still in lock-down, and I have only been out to offer 90th birthday greetings to my mother last week from her front doorstep. Her house was festooned with bouquets of flowers, birthday cards, and gifts. Apparently, she’d had so many phone calls she had not had a chance to sit down to eat or have a coffee since […]
Colette McCormick is my Uncomplicated Guest Author
Please welcome fellow Headline Accent author Colette McCormick author of An Uncomplicated Man and three other wonderful books, as my delightful guest. Let’s find out about Colette and her life: Colette was born and bred in Sheffield but now calls Co Durham home after living there for almost four decades. As well as writing books, Colette has worked as a […]
Photos: more taken on various ‘jollies,’ by me.
I took these photos over a period of time on different occasions. I came across them when looking for a particular photo. I have many albums of photos (compiled in the days of film and developing) going back to my early teens, and sadly I have found that many have faded, especially Polaroid photos, which is sad. Fading memories. I […]
In his own words, In Ink: Dave Sivers, Crime Author is my latest guest…
I am delighted to host the fab crime author, DAVE SIVERS, today on the third of his appearances on his blog tour in support of his latest novel, In Ink which is published on 15th May 2010. Those writers among us know how difficult it is to organise a tour under normal circumstances, but now we are all in lockdown […]
Chatting about inspiration and how life is a great resource and pool of information for authors
Today I am chatting to Mrs. Average Evaluates about what inspires my writing and where I get my ideas – not that I am a murderer or a spy you understand but I do fish around inside my head for memories, experiences, and things I’ve witnessed when thinking about something to write We all lead lives that others sometimes call […]
A collection of photos from a few of my jollies
A few of the photos I've taken on some of my jollies
Back on The Authors Show today chatting about Only One Woman, Carnaby Street in 1968 and more…
My interview about Only One Woman is being podcast again today on a 24-hour loop. Go to the link and click and then find Only One Woman (channel 6) to listen to my interview. I’m chatting to Linda Thompson about writing with Christina Jones, how the late 1960s UK music scene – and our experiences – inspired us, and I’m […]
Undercover: Crime Shorts is live on theauthorsshow.com
I'm chatting to Linda Thompson and we discuss my background, writing and life experiences which I use in my stories. I also read a chapter from one of my stories, Apartment 206C, and we pick the story up where Agent Serra is trying to escape the Russian Mafia thug, Jan, with China who has witnessed a double murder...Undercover: Crime Shorts
My Video Interview with MYVLF.com goes live
MYVLF.com: She has worked in the company of spies and rock musicians, and she's studied forensics, witness investigations and facial reconstruction. @JaneRisdon2 is our FREE Book Group read with her Undercover Crime Shorts and you can watch an interview with her NOW in the MyVLF.com Theatre. It's FREE to join
Renza’s Dream Eighteenth Birthday
was invited to write a fantasy piece for the fab Katrina Hart's Birthday Blog - Katrina and I share the same birthday - and I decided to write Renza's dream eighteenth birthday for her blog.
FREE Book of the Month for February on MYVLF.com – Undercover: Crime Shorts
With more twists and turns than Spaghetti Junction - gripping edge-of-your-seat crime stories
Lorraine Mace: Author of the D.I. Sterling series is my Guest Author today.
My books are firmly on the darker edges of crime fiction, but I know, from personal experience (having lived with a psychopath for a number of years) and being aware of what is reported in the news, that the acts my antagonists carry out are all happening in real life.
Meet the Characters – Louise Fauriel, heroine of ‘The Rake and his Honour’ by Beth Elliot
Originally posted on Karen King: Writing and Reading:
I’m delighted to welcome historical romance author Beth Elliot to my blog today. Beth is interviewing her heroine, Louise Fauriel, from her lastest novel, The Rake and his Honour. Blurb In the summer of 1813 Napoleon’s power is crumbling. Brave Louise Fauriel, from a family of Huguenots in Soho, and charming rake…
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Music Column – The Breakfast Show Extra – 1960s Hits – Special Guest Jane Risdon
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
Over the last four weeks we have been featuring the hits in the charts of 1960-1962. We have also included some of the notable events in those years for the up and coming stars who were centre stage at the time. You can find these posts:The Breakfast Show with hosts William Price King and…
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