Tag Archives: Jacey Bedford

Milford Writers’ Retreat by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 11 May 2022 by Jacey Bedford

I’m at Trigonos for the Milford Writers’ Retreat, a full week of being closeted with my laptop in a quiet room (with a good view) and the company of nine other writers at meal times and in the library after … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Pronouns by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 29 March 2022 by Jacey Bedford

About a dozen years back, after I had moved to Texas to keep an eye on my aging father, I signed up for a writers workshop, not, I hasten to add, Milford. I had to write a couple of stories … Continue reading →

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Style Sheets by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Posted onOctober 6, 2020 byJacey Bedford Originally posted on February 7, 2017 by Jacey Bedford There’s a lot of information to keep in your head if you’re writing a book. There’s even more if you’re writing a trilogy or a … Continue reading →

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To Map or Not To Map by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Jacey Bedford

I’ve never yet had a map in any of my books, though I came close with The Amber Crown. Does it need a map? To be honest I didn’t think to ask the question until fairly late in the publishing … Continue reading →

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Happy Book Birthday to Me! – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Jacey Bedford

My new book, The Amber Crown is released into the wild today, published by DAW, and available on both sides of the Atlantic as a trade paperback (large format) and also as an electronic book (Kindle, E-book etc.). I’m delighted … Continue reading →

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The Fae and the Shoemaker by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 28 December 2021 by Jacey Bedford

A poor shoemaker went out one night to snare a rabbit for the pot. He walked by the Silverwood and in the lee of a grassy hill he saw lights and heard music. Dropping to his knees and crawling forward … Continue reading →

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Revving Up to Publication Day by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 5 October 2021 by Jacey Bedford

When I was an unpublished author my single aim was to get a book published. Then it happened. I sold my first book to DAW in 2013 for publication in 2014. That was Empire of Dust. There have been five … Continue reading →

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Milford 2021 – a report by Liz Tuckwell

Posted on 21 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Milford 2020 was postponed due to COVID so, we’d all been waiting a year to attend. There were ten “old hands” and five newbies. Milford tries to keep five out of the fifteen slots for new writers every year. That … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #6

Posted on 17 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford: This is our last day at Milford. We finished the crits yesterday, so today has been a free day. I drove into Caernarfon with Terry, Liz T and Tiffani. We did a little retail therapy and had lunch … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #5

Posted on 16 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford: Whoo-hoo! We’ve finished all the critiques. At the beginning of the week, when it all stretched before us, it seemed as though we had so much to get through, and now it’s all behind us. Where has the … Continue reading →

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