January 2024 - Celia Lake

Cover of Sailor's Jewel displayed on a phone, resting on a desk with flowers, eucalyptus boughs, and a book about a garden.

Three Books on Sale : FaRoFeb

January 31, 2024 / Announcements

A quick look at which of my books are part of FaRoFeb 2024’s sales and promotions.

Four Walls and a Heart lying on a table with autumn gourds. The cover is a deep red, with a man in a wheelchair and a man standing, both in silhouette, in front of a large blue and glass door.

Age, characters, and time passing

January 24, 2024 / Questions and answers

A look at characters, age, and time passing. What it means to write across a range of time periods for me and my characters.

As The Ground Shifts, Mistress Of Birds, Seven Sisters, The Fossil Door

Cover of Best Foot Forward displayed on a phone, resting on folded golden linen with a mug of coffee. Yellow flowers lie on a book with Scrabble tiles spelling out "spring is in the air". The cover has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Idea to Book: Best Foot Forward

January 17, 2024 / Ideas to books

The ideas behind Best Foot Forward: the comment that started it all, Alexander and Carillon, music, and Vienna.

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Eclipse, Interstitial Moments

Upon A Summer's Day displayed on a tablet in a sunset scene looking out across water to fields beyond, all of it glowing golden and sparkling with magic. The cover of Upon A Summer's Day shows a man in a suit silhouetted over a map of northern Wales in a muted green. He is gesturing, holding his cane in one hand, a cap on his head. Behind him is an astrological chart, with Jupiter and Saturn highlighted in the sign of Taurus.

Extras in 2024

January 10, 2024 / Writing and publishing

A look at the state of my extras and fun scenes in 2024.

Treats And Extras

Plans for 2024

January 3, 2024 / Announcements, Land Mysteries, Mysterious Arts

Welcome to my plans for 2024. Of course, it’s always possible that reality will interfere at some point, but here’s what I’m hoping for in the coming year:

Elemental Truth, Enchanted Net, Facets of the Bench, Perfect Accord, Silent Circuit, The Magic of Four