V L Heathcote

It's always satisfying to finish something and with 'Belle Dormer' now on sale, 'Retold' is done. This trilogy started with a slight...

I don't quite know when it happened but one day, I discovered how easy it is to just admit to having got it wrong. I've met a lot of...

It has become somewhat controversial as to what you wish people at this time of year. We are so used to saying Happy Christmas and...

What must it be like to wake up from a coma and remember absolutely nothing. Not even your name! We set so much strore by our...

I can't remember exactly how old I was when I started writing scripts in order to put on shows with the marionettes I'd collected. I was...

It's always exciting to create a new character. I'm never quite sure just how they are going to appear. With Scarlet, I didn't have a...

I have always written about people. Situations come later. I don't think i would choose to write about something that happened and then...

It's been overdone. I knew that - but something niggled at me that the Cinderella story was so last century that I really longed to bring...

So... time has passed. A pandemic struck and sent us all spinning and re-evaluating our lives. I'm not sure what happened to me. I...

I'm doing quite well, I think. The last novel, Believing in Butterfly was out earlier this year and I've already completed another. I...

I'm not the greatest gardener but I do understand the pleasures of growing. I manage a pretty good crop of tomatoes every year and am...

as Just had an eye test (hence the pic of spectacles from days gone by to my current pair). It's no problem but I always forget to take...

Well, we've been here before but I happened to notice this pic on Facebook commemorating one hundred years from an amendment passed...

With the launch of 'Believing in Butterfly', I contacted 'Women in the Arts' in Scotland' searching for someone who could design a small...

I love Dickens. I got these for a special birthday. I like the amount of characters he uses. I was a bit worried at first,with the amount...

It can be a strange time of year, Easter. I never quite know how I'm supposed to feel. It has become a mini Christmas in some ways......

The cast of my latest novel, 'Believing in Butterfly' could all be classed as victims. I guess we are all victims at some point in our...

I phoned a friend of mine today. She has ME and has been struggling with this debilitating condition for years now. ironically, she was...

I am someone who loves traditions and gets very nostalgic. However, since entering the world of social media, I have realised just how...

With the launch of Believing in Butterfly, I wanted to talk to you about the cover. I draw and paint (at the moment, developing a...