Tag Archives: writing

My Next Book! ‘Scenes From Prehistoric Life’

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Francis Pryor

First, I must apologise for the delay in producing this blog post. Life has been very frantic, what with Covid, writing and editing. The weather hasn’t helped either, in fact I increasingly use the term ‘global weirding’ to describe the … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Back to Abnormality!

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Francis Pryor

It’s Sunday morning and for the first time in many weeks I’m not sitting down to write the last few chapters of my new book. Because they’re finished! Last night to celebrate we opened a bottle of Champagne which we … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Farming, Gardening | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I have it in my hands, my latest book: The FENS!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Francis Pryor

Writing a work of non-fiction has one event that is never quite the same if you write fiction: it’s that moment when you rip open an envelope from your publisher to reveal your latest book. And there it is, in … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Landscape | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Way, The Truth and the Dead

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Francis Pryor

It’s been quite a busy summer. Some non-horticultural readers of this blog might have found my obsession with the two National Gardens Scheme Open Days a bit obsessive – and I suppose I ought to apologise to them. But I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in books, My life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Writer’s Traffic Jam

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Francis Pryor

You would have thought that after 71 years on this planet I might have learned something about planning my life. But, no. Things still creep up on me and my best laid plans go awry. As a gardener and farmer … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, books, Gardening, My life | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Archaeology and the English Language

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Francis Pryor

  This is a guest blog I did for my crowdfunding friends at DigVentures. It’s very serious indeed and should provide some useful material for undergraduate dissertations. The picture is particularly worthy of mention. The duck is called Mephistopheles, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crowdfunding: freedom, frustration or fantasy?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Originally posted on Doug's Archaeology:
Crowdfunding in archaeology is something I am interested in and have blogged about a couple of times (see Tracing Finds: A Case Study in Crowdfunding Archaeology, Are Crowdfunding Platforms Worth it?, Fairy Godmothers Do Exist-…

Posted in Archaeology, books, My life | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time for the Final Push

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Francis Pryor

My second Alan Cadbury mystery, The Way, The Truth and The Dead is now 73% funded and it’s time to launch the final push. MANY thanks to everyone who has subscribed: you’re all stars! And if it’s not too much … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Truth, Archaeology and Fiction (1)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Francis Pryor

From time to time over the years I have found myself working on two books – and it’s never much fun, so I have tried to avoid it. The trouble is that the human brain, or at least my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, books, My life | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Nearly A Real Writer!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Francis Pryor

If I am completely honest with myself (something I try to do as infrequently as possible) I’ve always wanted to be a real writer. ‘But you are!’ I hear my sheepdog Twink bark loyally from outside my office’s open window. … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment