After the whirlwind that was November, I haven't done any writing since. It didn't feel right to jump straight in to editing and I decided to take a step back and take stock of what I have been doing and where I want to go with the novels. I'm reading a book called Story Engineering - Mastering the ... READ the POST
Archives for 2015
On staying positive and moving forward
Yesterday, I offered our summer house up for free on a Facebook forum, provided the person could come and take it away and make the area safe. Within minutes, it was a bunfight and I was inundated, but I sold it to the first person who said a definite yes (I thought) and DM'd me with all the answers ... READ the POST
Could this Black Friday weekend be the perfect time to stock up on some new Christmas decorations?
Could this Black Friday weekend be the perfect time to stock up on some new Christmas decorations? We say Black Friday, but really, we're talking about a whole weekend of knock-down prices aren't we? That means you can make savings on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, maybe even Thursday or earlier this ... READ the POST
On reflecting and achieving your dreams
Never more so are we reminded of how fragile life can be following the events of Friday evening in Paris. 129 lives ended simply because they were out enjoying themselves but happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's a time of reflection and as I took my fingers off the keyboard at ... READ the POST
On writing, home truths and being thankful
I'm in the thick of it at the moment, writing wise. In the middle of a 50,000 word challenge for National Novel Writing Month and typically, I get a report back on the first three chapters of my novel. I wasn't happy about the amount of work I still need to do on it and it got me down, if I'm ... READ the POST
Book review, Here We Lie, Sophie McKenzie
I spent last week in Italy and that meant plenty of relaxing and reading time. My holiday book of choice was Here We Lie, by Sophie McKenzie. It's a murder mystery that I would thoroughly recommend as it kept me guessing right until the end. This is one of those stories where you think you know ... READ the POST
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