This week, I took
myself off to Glasgow’s famous Necropolis or The City of the Dead on a research trip for a scene in my new romantic
novella - How Do You Voodoo? - a fun read
planned for release in October - just in time for your Halloween enjoyment!
A scene in the middle
of How Do You Voodoo? takes place in a cemetery in the centre of Glasgow where
fifty thousand wealthy Victorian
entrepreneurs of the ‘Second City of the Empire’ are buried.
It’s just a short walk over the Bridge of Sighs into the cemetery, an outdoor museum of tombs and memorials designed by the major architects and sculptors of the
time, including Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, Charles Rennie Macintosh and JT Rochead. Despite its spooky façade, incredible tombs,
and wonky overgrown graves, it’s a very peaceful and interesting place to spend
a grey and gloomy Sunday afternoon - plus I got to imagine the scene from my
story in all its earthy authentic detail!
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| Here I'm standing on the Bridge of Sighs |
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| The view from the Necropolis over Glasgow |
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| Just one of the spooky ivy overgrown memorials |
More next week on How Do You Voodoo? – the story, the
cover, and the virtual Halloween launch party planned for Friday October
26th – it's going to be SO much fun!
Janice xx
