13 August, 2023.

Dear Readers

Movie Time

As you know, we filmed our first ‘On Location with Holly’, an endeavour which was not without its share of hilarity. Yes, I definitely generated some footage for another Blooper Reel.

Nevertheless, Mike the Cinematographer and I got it all in the can and it has been edited so that I can present it to you shortly, in fact, at the end of the next paragraph.

Now, there is a good deal of learning on the job here so if you notice a certain small grey cloud intended to mask the registration plate of my car bobbing around like a flag on 4th July, please bear with me and enjoy the entertainment. That skill will doubtless improve with practice!

Click to play On Location - Sunken Madley video

(https://amandacadabra.com/ac1-trailer/on-location-sunken-madley/)

There is in fact an entire book written about Monken Hadley, inspiration for Amanda’s village of Sunken Madley, so you can expect many happy returns to explore its juicy details. I have an anecdote that is a personal favourite that remain a mystery to this day. I look forward to sharing that with you.

Meanwhile, another puzzle …

The Mystery of The Toe

Childs feet with daisy between little and fourth toeFirst to recap:

It was like this. About a week after the shoot on the village green, which inspired the one in Amanda’s village, I noticed something I’d never seen before. The second toe of my right foot was bruised underneath. I had no recollection of having kicked anything or dropped any object, light or heavy onto it. It was not painful, and I could move it freely. Nothing that a Google search suggested fitted.

Over the next couple of days, the bruising spread to the sides, but still no explanation offered itself. Whatever could have caused this strange phenomenon? The answer lies, of course, in the videos.

Solved

The solution was to be found in a piece of jewellery, one I hadn’t worn for some time. I was inspired to don this trinket by the photograph on the sales page of my fetching fake, be-mooned and starred toenails of black and silver. It was fine while I was stationery, but when touring the village green in search of optimum settings for filming I was sharply reminded of why I rarely wore it.

Indeed, the culprit, the perpetrator of the incident to my toe was … a fiendish toering! I had begun to guess and had my suspicions confirmed when a thin bridge of bruise began to show, joining the interesting blue on either side of the hapless digit.

So there it is, solved and the take home for me was, toering: wear only when stationery.

Cornish coast, blue sea and Godrevy lighthouse in background. Text: Last Day and then ...The Last Day of The Special Offer

Yes, this is the final day of the offer for the Cornish language online beginner classes I’ll be teaching from next month. That is, the first 3 classes free. Details are here. After today it will go up on Eventbrite at £5 per session for the 6-week introductory course, so you’ll still have the opportunity to join at very low cost.

Next?

I look forward to bring you the next video, and possibly a new Q&A by editor Kim Brockway, this time with me about my eventful adventures bringing to you the audiobook of Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth.

Holly

 

PS If you want to start the series now:
Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth

Available on Amazon

Paperback, Kindle
and Large Print

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Cat adorer and chocolate lover. Holly Bell's life changed in a day. A best-selling author friend telephoned and convinced her, that after years of penning non-fiction, she could write cozy paranormal mysteries. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Holly lives in the UK and is a photographer and video maker when not writing. Her favourite cat is called Bobby. He is black. Like her favourite hat. Purely coincidental.

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