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Alice's Blog


No Dragons
As a new library was opening, I was invited, along with other writers, to sell paperbacks on the author’s table. Having been invited to come as my “favourite literary character” I faced reality…

Hearing a Symphony in Every Word
Alice recently chatted with Howard Lovy, on the Inspirational Indie Authors podcast.
Pythons, school buses and Robert Frost
I was born at a very early age, and made a very great fuss of. This was because the Korean War had only been over for about a decade, and I was the only white baby in the hospital. My
How to be a Classical Music Agony Aunt
I was recently asked, in my online classical music agony aunt column, how I had attained such a lofty position, and whether I was born an agony aunt, or had been obliged to train myself in the rigorous discipline of
Social Media, Deaf Badgers and the Musician
Social and media are two words capable of striking terror into many artists — musicians in particular. Everybody knows that we’re meant to promote ourselves — and our concerts — and our every group, especially our chamber groups or solos.
Classical music terms unravelled (or unRavel-ed)
The terminology preferred by classical musicians is, on the whole, pretty blackly humorous. To classical music fans this may come as a surprise, as classical music’s image has never married with its reality. To the general public, orchestral players appear