My blog…

Welcome to my blog. This is where I will be posting regular updates to my writing from my home in west Cornwall.

End of summer, new role and Bonnie play date….

by Maggie Fogarty | Sep 20, 2015 | Uncategorized

Blink and it’s gone. ‘Just like that’ as the late Tommy Cooper used to say. This summer has passed in a blur – more mixed weather than last year and even more visitors to Cornwall. The county has also become one big film set and surprise, surprise – another catch phrase – that’s the subject […]

Garden Party, Carnival and Bonnie Dog Date

by Maggie Fogarty | Aug 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

Two weeks ago we held a summer garden party for a group of our neighbours. We did the same thing a couple of years ago, just after we moved into our house, and it was such a success that it just had to be repeated. We held our breath and the sun came out right […]

Bustling Cornwall, book collaboration and Bonnie dog’s romance….

by Maggie Fogarty | Aug 14, 2015 | Uncategorized

It’s a sure fire thing – if you want to boost tourism, get yourself on the television drama location map. It’s our fourth summer living in Cornwall (the third in west Cornwall) and the place is busier than ever. Yes, the so-called ‘Poldark Effect’ is certainly making its mark if the crowds of visitors are […]

THANKS, COLLABORATION AND BONNIE DOG GUARDING….

by Maggie Fogarty | Jul 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

The other day I got an unexpected but lovely email. It was from a former student who I met a few years ago, when I was an occasional ‘Visiting Editor’ to Staffordshire University’s BA and MA degree journalism courses. The message was to say thanks for some ‘inspirational’, (her word ), advice I gave at […]

FILM SETS AND BONNIE DOG’S PUPPY LOVE….

by Maggie Fogarty | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

As a documentary producer I’m well used to film shoots but drama productions are something else. More people, more equipment, more everything. Recently I joined the set of a Rosamunde Pilcher drama, being filmed in various locations around our home town, Marazion. Bonnie, the very Cornish cockapoo, tagged along and enjoyed all the attention of […]

Heatwaves, writing news and Bonnie dog’s rosette….

by Maggie Fogarty | Jul 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

Yeh – summer has finally arrived with a heatwave across the country. While it’s hot here in west Cornwall, living by the sea means that we get that lovely cooling breeze – it’s pleasantly warm rather than uncomfortably so. Marazion has been busy but it’s very much a day visitor place, so things quieten down […]

Social Media Rationing and Skinny Minny Bonnie

by Maggie Fogarty | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized

I’m a relative newcomer to social networking, initially only signing up to help publicise my books. Or so I thought. Two years or so down the line and most of the time I’m glad I did it. LinkedIn and Twitter are favourites for work related stuff and Facebook for keeping up to date with friends […]

TAKING THE SLOW ROAD AND NEW JOB FOR BONNIE DOG

by Maggie Fogarty | May 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

Sometimes you just have to take the slower road. Not that it comes easily to people like yours truly who has always worked to tight deadlines in high octane work environments. Old habits really do take some shifting but living in Cornwall has helped – they don’t use the word ‘dreckly’ down here for nothing. […]

Easy reading and hard writing; city living v Poldark county …continued

by Maggie Fogarty | May 15, 2015 | Uncategorized

One of the most positive things to come out of my book reviews – all submitted independently – is that readers describe them as ‘easy to read’. Happy days. Someone once remarked that the easier a book is to read, the harder it is to write. Well I can certainly vouch for that. A skilled […]

CITY LIFE V POLDARK COUNTRY…AND BONNIE CHILLAXING

by Maggie Fogarty | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized

Having lived and worked in big cities for most of my life, adapting to life in west Cornwall has meant a few ups and downs – and I don’t just mean the hills! We relocated to Cornwall after spending a year on the lovely island of Bermuda, where my husband was working as a digital […]