Annie Graham
Here’s a teaser of Annie’s personal blog “Old Lady by The Sea” for her personal reflections on her writing, her garden and this month’s view of the sea. Click any image to teleport to her blog, read the full post and subscribe.
The winter solstice has passed and the light is coming back. It’s quite uplifting after the biblical rainstorms, high winds and stygian gloom we have had in recent weeks. The great Christmas winddown after such a difficult year is ongoing and nothing is stirring. Nothing; it is so quiet out here on the western reaches of England facing the ocean.
On my new book, there is progress. June Schneider, the artist who is preparing the cover illustration, having done such a brilliant job on the artwork for Louisa’s Lament, has done the mock-ups and photo shoots ready to start the painting in the new year. She worked in watercolours last time, but this time, we’ve decided to use oils for more depth, more gravity. She has really caught the sinister mood of the out-of-control sociopaths. We were inspired by a viewing of the National Gallery’s exhibition of Wright of Derby’s work. He uses underlighting to focus the eye on individuals’ faces, much like Rembrandt. On the developing text, the first 20k words are going into the test read and edit phase next. Then it’s a clear 12 week run for a writing blitz…
Read the full post and find out which song Annie sang for Hogmanay on Annie’s Blog: Old Lady By The Sea