Tag Archives: Vanessa Couchman

Thumbing Through The French Collection

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’ve invited Vanessa Couchman, author of the French Collection and a fellow member of Writers Abroad, to visit Ascroft, eh? to talk about her new collection of short stories set in France, which will be launched tomorrow. Welcome, Vanessa. Let’s get … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017 | Tagged France, French Collection, French fiction, short stories, Vanessa Couchman | 2 Comments

Meeting Readers’ Expectations In Wartime Fiction

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’ve been chatting with Vanessa Couchman on her blog about how to meet wartime fiction readers’ expectations, even when your story isn’t set in one of the places where they expect to find themselves when they open the book … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2016 | Tagged historical fiction, history people, readers' expectations, settings in fiction, Vanessa Couchman, wartime fiction | Leave a comment

National Short Story Week With The Ex-Pats

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event I look forward to each year. I enjoy reading and writing this form of literature so I want to support this annual event by encouraging readers to … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015 | Tagged Bound To Night, Dianne Ascroft, Doreen Porter, Foreign Encounters, historical fiction, Keeping Her Pledge, Louise Charles, National Short Story week, Nina Croft, paranormal fiction, short stories, Vanessa Couchman, Writers Abroad | 3 Comments

A Captivating Novel of Corsica Explored

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

This summer I read a wonderful historical novel set in Corsica, The House At Zaronza by Vanessa Couchman. I’ve always wanted to visit this island so I soaked up the scenery and atmosphere as I read. I was also completely … Continue reading →

Posted in October 2014 | Tagged Corsican, Corsican fiction, historical fiction, The House at Zaronza, Vanessa Couchman, World War I | 4 Comments

Meet My Main Character

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dianne Ascroft

I’ve been tagged by Susan Keogh, author of The Jack Mallory Chronicles, to participate in the Meet My Main Character blog hop. In this latest game of tag for historical fiction authors on the blogosphere, we introduce the main character of … Continue reading →