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My second article for the Independent Newspaper

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago my second article for the Independent newspaper was published and I thought some of you might like to read it. It is all about the travails of being a tour guide when there are no tourists! … Continue reading →

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Amazon have a special offer on my #1 best-selling book – Secret Gardens of the City of London

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t normally do this but my new book Secret Gardens of the City of London is still number 1 in its section on Amazon! It’s quite an achievement given that the algorithms are always changing the ranks moved on … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 69 – Baby steps with ministers and journalists

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I posted two articles regarding meetings with a government minister and trying to write for a newspaper. I thought everyone would like to know that to a degree both went well. Over the weekend I heard that the … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 67 – Pitching ideas to the national newspapers

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Following all the events I’ve gone through in the last few weeks, I was kindly tipped off about a possible opening for writing an article for a newspaper as opposed to being the subject of them! Last week I pitched … Continue reading →

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My new book is out – Secret Gardens of the City of London

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

After a year of solid work my new book has just been released in Paperback, Kindle Apple iBook formats. So what’s it all about? Secret Gardens of the City of London is based on my unique, popular and generally … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged books, church, City of London, Gardens, Nonfiction, Secret Gardens of the City of London, writing | 15 Comments

Happy 8th birthday to my blog!

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Would you believe that on Sunday I was notified that my blog is 8 years old. When I started I had no idea that I would still be writing almost a decade later. I pretty much thought I’d be lucky … Continue reading →

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Book covers…. book titles

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

So I’ve been working on finishing my new book. I’m on the 3rd sweep through it now and I feel like I know it off by heart. I got the idea about a year ago based on my very successful … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 10 – Creatively Self-Isolating

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things I love is being creative. I’ve always wanted to be more creative. I’ve written books, penned magazine articles and had the odd television and radio appearance as a nominal ‘expert’ but ever since I creatively started … Continue reading →

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My 2019 Year in Review

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

2019 was a busy old year and in keeping with most of the previous 44, not particularly good though far from the worst. I guess that’s why I never celebrate New Year! Two of the highlights were definitely getting to … Continue reading →

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I’m going to write a new book!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

This is a dangerous thing to say in public but I’m going to write a new book. It’s dangerous because I already have a 60% completed novel and a 20% completed non-fiction book on the go. Sadly due to my … Continue reading →