Author: Morton S. Gray

I don’t know what the technical term is for what I am doing, so I’ve called it percolating. Ideas are bubbling to the surface all the time and I’m writing them down. They are accompanied by a rush of excitement and anticipation and I know that I am going to have a writing splurge shortly.… Continue reading Percolating

I am not doing very well with my writing at the moment. Accepting that it is half term and hubbie is working away, so my opportunities are reduced anyway. Writing class is on a two week break too and that always gets the creative juices going. However, these things are not the problem. Instead I… Continue reading Where has all the writing gone?

It is exciting to see that several of my friends have had debut novels published. I do hope it rubs off on me. Check out here for Serenity Woods ‘Black Hawke Down’ and her website serenitywoods.blogspot.com Also Rachel Lyndhurst’s ‘Storm’s Heart’ here and her website http://rachellyndhurst.blogspot.com/ Note: Both of these books have adult themes. Congratulations to… Continue reading Hope It Rubs Off

I survived speaking to the local WI on Valentine’s Day. I commented how appropriate it was to be speaking about family trees on 14 February as after all romance and relationships are the building blocks of a family. The talk was entitled ‘You and Your Family Tree’. The “You” bit was to encourage the ladies… Continue reading Valentine Talk

For the past few weeks I have been in a wilderness with my WIP. Several plot red-herrings and cul-de-sac writing have left me not knowing where to turn. This morning I finally cracked it! Last night I printed out everything I have written for this book and combined it with handwritten notes that haven’t been… Continue reading Found the Plot

I’ve been trying the ‘cucumber writing method’. Don’t get too excited. It’s not a new craze that will sweep the writing world (but you never know!) For the past year I’ve been suffering with very dry eyes, to the extent I’ve had to give up my contact lenses. Last week they were so bad, they… Continue reading Cucumber Writing Method

I had lunch with Ellie Swoop in our favourite café (again I hear you say – yes we do have a lot of lunches). As usual we put the world to rights, whilst enjoying a skinny latte and delicious food. Today I had carrot soup and Ellie had scrambled egg on toast. Ellie and I… Continue reading Lunchtime Boost

Today I want to focus on support and how it oils the wheels of life. Like many at this time of year, I want to shed a few pounds and increase my fitness. This year is, however, different, as my husband is joining me in my campaign. I can’t tell you how valuable his support… Continue reading Support Systems

I have been writing an autobiographical piece for my coursework. Having chosen a rather difficult period in my life it was a rollercoaster of emotions. It started me thinking about how amazing the brain is and how many layers of sensation and feeling are stored in the human memory banks. There was, of course, the… Continue reading Sensational Memory

For almost two years now I have been going to a weekly writing class. I just thought it was worth blogging about the value of a weekly input such as this. I find that if I go to class, it focuses my mind for the rest of the week and gets me into a good… Continue reading The Value of a Writing Class