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Counting Down to Christm…No, A Kindle Countdown

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

How many days left until Christmas? We’re counting down, aren’t we? Yes, it’s just around the corner now and I should be counting but there’s something else that’s distracted me. Starting today Hitler and Mars Bars is available for .99 … Continue reading →

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Five Days Left To Enter Romance Giveaway

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

There’s 5 days left to enter the Sweet Romance Christmas Giveaway and today I’ve invited Beate Boeker, one of the authors participating in the Giveaway, to visit Ascroft, eh? to tell us a bit about the novel she has donated … Continue reading →

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Win A Promise Of Romance This Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

There’s 8 days left to enter the Sweet Romance Christmas Giveaway and today I’ve invited Alesha Cary, one of the authors participating in the Giveaway, to visit Ascroft, eh? to tell us a bit about the novel she has donated … Continue reading →

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Eleven Days Left To Win Six Months In Montana

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

There’s 11 days left to enter the Sweet Romance Christmas Giveaway and today I’ve invited Pamela Kelley, one of the authors participating in the Giveaway, to visit Ascroft, eh? to tell us a bit about the novel she has donated … Continue reading →

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Fermanagh Miscellany 2014: A Decade of Commemorations

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

Life for many of our ancestors in Ireland a century ago was less settled and predictable than our lives. It was a time of crisis and change in society. Several important events in Irish political and social history contributed to … Continue reading →

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Introducing Sweet Romance Giveaway Authors

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

This year I’ve joined with eleven other writers for the Sweet Romance Christmas Giveaway. We’re offering fifteen novels and short story collections as well as Amazon gift vouchers as the prizes in this contest. A couple days ago I posted … Continue reading →

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Beth Pratt’s Art Of Murder

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

In July I responded to a request to review a cosy crime novel, A Portrait of Murder, by Beth Pratt. When I finished the book I posted my review on Amazon and Goodreads. I really enjoyed the story. In fact, soon … Continue reading →

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I’m At The Alliterative Allomorph Today

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’m over at Jessica Bell’s blog, The Alliterative Allomorph, asking the question Is My Setting Authentic? It took me a long time after I moved to Northern Ireland more than two decades ago to feel comfortable writing about my … Continue reading →

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Writers Abroad – Foreign and Far Away

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

I’m delighted today – Foreign and Far Away by Writers Abroad is being launched.  It’s a selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry written by expats (or former expats) around the world. The G8 Summit in Northern Ireland this June made … Continue reading →

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Feeling FLive

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Dianne Ascroft

As well as being live on internet tv on Thursday for All Ireland Poetry Day I was FLive on Saturday with my fellow Fermanagh Writers. We presented A Patchwork of Words as part of the Fermanagh Live Festival in Enniskillen. … Continue reading →

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