Michael's Blog – June 2015 Archive (3)

June 30^th.

It all began in Juneau; panhandle capital of Alaska. That’s where my first novel, North Slope, opened. And that’s one of the reasons we wanted to cruise Alaska: to see just what it was like. Although my book was published thirty five years ago; a curiosity about the country has always been part of mine and Pat’s life. Pat’s more so than mine. As an author, I suppose it’s natural to forget about the places in which the stories are set, but for Pat it meant…

June 17 2015

Tomorrow we are off to Alaska for a seven night cruise, flying from Heathrow to Seattle. Three nights in Seattle and then board the Ruby Princess on Sunday. Am I looking forward to it? Well, it’s a long way to go for a week’s cruising, but I’m sure the trip will be enjoyable. Not so sure about the 13 hour flight. We’ve done the 24 hour flight to Australia, which was a pain. Always is when you fly economy. We did fly business class once. What a difference, eh? Can’t do…

June 6^th. 2015

Where did the week go? Ever felt like that and wondered where it all went? Monday began with a hospital appointment for Pat, but that evening I went to a meeting of the CHINDI group to talk about our writing, our promotions and the forthcoming events that all help to get us out into the public domain. You can read about the writers group and the work they do on their website http://www.chindi-authors.co.uk. The…