Author Archives: Dianne Ascroft

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About Dianne Ascroft

I'm a Canadian writer and author, living in Britain. My Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries series is set in 1980s rural Canada.

Joni Rodgers Discusses Indie Publishing and Literary Fiction

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

Today Joni Rodgers is visiting Ascroft, eh?. She’s participating in a blog tour to celebrate the upcoming release of Outside the Box: Women Writing Women, a limited edition collection of literary novels featuring unlikely heroines. Is indie publishing the new … Continue reading →

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A Conversation With Carol Cram

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

I first heard about The Towers of Tuscany when I met Carol Cram at the Historical Novel Society’s conference in London last September. Lake Union Publishing had accepted the novel and Carol was looking forward to the release of the … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Reflections

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

The end of a year is a time for reflection. A time to look back on what’s happened: what you accomplished or failed to do. And a time to plan for the future. Recently Bob Clary from Webucator contacted me. … Continue reading →

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Wishing You Light, Love and A Bright New Year

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

This year I’ve noticed fewer external Christmas lights on houses and gardens in County Fermanagh than in previous years. I don’t know whether people are trying to be more frugal and keep the cost of their energy bills down or … Continue reading →

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A Welcome Return Of Neve & Egan

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

Last weekend I finished reading Danse Macabre, the third novel in the Neve & Egan crime novels series. The author, Cristelle Comby is on a blog tour and I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Chatting With Laura Joh Rowland

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

Today we’re stepping out of historical Britain and Ireland, the places I always gravitate to, in order to explore Japan during the early 1700s. I’ve invited Laura Joh Rowland, author of The Iris Fan to visit Ascroft, eh? to answer … Continue reading →

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Engrossed In The Graham Saga Once Again

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

This must be a record for me: reading three books in the same series within less than a year. For several years I’ve been following Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series but I don’t often get through even two of the books … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Against All Odds

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

When I think of book launches my mind conjures up a scene in the middle of a bookshop after closing time, filled with writers and publishing industry professionals, wandering around chatting with each other, glasses of wine in hand. The … Continue reading →

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Tempted Into The Medieval World

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

One of the ways that I find out about new historical fiction releases is through the Historical Fiction Virtual Tours blog. I often read and review the novels of authors who are on blog tours with them and I discover … Continue reading →

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Chatting With S. R. Mallery

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

Although I haven’t produced a quilt in nearly a decade, quilting is still at the top of my list of favourite hobbies – whenever I can get some spare time as I invariably say. So, when I noticed the theme … Continue reading →

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