One of my favourite places in the city: history, folklore, memory and beauty. A late night battle by Hecate Sidlaw, an oasis in the city. The Howff is a gem. It’s #FolkloreThursday — what stories do you know about cemeteries? Hear it now, too! Howff Field Recording
Tag: Hard-Boiled Witch
#FolkloreThursday Freebie: Hard-Boiled Witch: Abra Cadavra
Today only! When a new burlesque club opens in Dundee, the owner calls on Hecate Sidlaw to deal with some strange attacks — by a skeleton! She and her familiar Henry need to get to the bottom of the magical threats, if she can get him away from the performers long enough to investigate. Looks…
#FolkloreThursday Freebie: Hard Boiled Witch 3
I’m running with the idea! Get the third Hard Boiled Witch story for free today as part of the Folklore Thursday fun. They’re getting a lot of good buzz. Drop over on Twitter to catch the madness and bring your giants, witches and fae. Hard-Boiled Witch: Charms O’erthrown Hecate Sidlaw finds herself in a wild…
#FolkloreThursday Freebie: Hard Boiled Witch 2
Up for grabs today: the 2nd Hard Boiled Witch saga, Toil and Trouble! Collect them all. Just 99¢/99p each (buy UK) for all the adventures of Dundee’s favourite witch. Click the picture to buy! Synopsis: Hecate Sidlaw finds herself caught between a wannabe witch and one of the oldest hereditary powers in the land. When…
#FolkloreThursday Freebie!
Today only get the first chapter in Hecate Sidlaw’s Dundee adventures for FREE in honour of #FolkloreThursday. If you’re on Twitter hop on over there to see all the fun. People sharing folklore from around the world and having a great time. Follow the hashtag and @FolkloreThursday for more! CLick the picture above or the…
FREE This Week: Hard-Boiled Witch
Happy Halloween! All this week, the first Hard-Boiled Witch is FREE! Help yourself and then try the others. They’re just 99¢/99p each. Click the image below or head to your Amazon. Hecate Sidlaw eats punks like you for breakfast — at least that’s what her familiar Henry claims. When someone needs a protection spell or…
My Life in Pictures
Actually I don’t think there’s a single picture of me, but you get to see through my eyes! Two big photo sets I just put in albums on FB so they don’t use up all my space on here. First is the start of the school year (Charlotte P1, Allan P7, Murray still in nursery)….
Why Women Witches?
Over at my History Witch column, I explain something that I’ve come to call ‘The Great Conflation’ or what Michael D. Bailey theorised about how a Dominican theologian might have inadvertently changed history, leading to the specific gendered nature of the witch hunts of the Early Modern era and the so-called Age of Enlightenment. Of…
Out Now: Hard-Boiled Witch 4
Out now! The fourth tale in the Hard-Boiled Witch series. Set in a slightly more magical Dundee, the tales make use of local stories and locations (yeah, had to make a reference to the V&A). When a new burlesque club opens in Dundee, the owner calls on Hecate Sidlaw to deal with some strange attacks…
Free Magic
I’m working on Abra Cadavra, also known as Hard-Boiled Witch 4, so all this week I’ve put up book 3 for FREE (click the picture for US, for UK click here): Hard-Boiled Witch: Charms O’erthrown Book three in the series Print Length: 25 pages Hecate Sidlaw finds herself in a wild storm of shady folks…