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561					<div class="card  card--text"><h1 class="archive-title"><span><span class="vcard">Lois</span></span></h1>					<p>I am a writer living in the west of England; I have written fourrteen novels, my latest being 'Winterdyke'  This is the latest of the seven Radwinter genealogical mysteries series, all available on Amazon - the eighth in the series due to appear in early summer. I have written seven other novels, a guide to writing, three stories for reluctant readers and two anthologies with other writers. All are available as eBooks and paperbacks.
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563I hope my blog will engage you with my other interests, music, family history travel, and food...  Most of all I hope you engage with my writing and my thoughts on the process... at least, on my process!!
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565You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram</p>					</div>
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586						<span class="cat-links"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/category/writing/" rel="category tag">writing</a></span>						<span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://loiselsden.com/author/loiselsden/">Lois</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/2026/10/01/his-wife-disappeared/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-10-01T23:26:28+01:00">October 1, 2026</time></a></span>											</div>
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614						<span class="cat-links"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/category/family-stories/" rel="category tag">Family Stories</a></span>						<span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://loiselsden.com/author/loiselsden/">Lois</a></span></span><span class="posted-on">
614<a href="https://loiselsden.com/2026/09/30/kippers-boooo/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-09-30T23:05:50+01:00">September 30, 2026</time></a></span>											</div>
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642						<span class="cat-links"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/category/bits-and-pieces/" rel="category tag">Bits and pieces</a></span>						<span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://loiselsden.com/author/loiselsden/">Lois</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/2026/09/29/it-really-is-the-limit/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-09-29T22:08:32+01:00">September 29, 2026</time></a></span>											</div>
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670						<span class="cat-links"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/category/writing/" rel="category tag">writing</a></span>						<span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://loiselsden.com/author/loiselsden/">Lois</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://loiselsden.com/2026/09/28/52448/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-28T20:56:06+01:00">September 28, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-28T20:56:37+01:00">September 28, 2026</time></a></span>											</div>
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