Author: Morton S. Gray

I am becoming increasingly frustrated with my performance (or lack of it) in my chosen roles in life. At the last count these included – aspiring writer, degree student, family historian, jewellery maker, decorator, gardener, mother, wife and homemaker. The question I am asking is – should I give up all of these, except mother,… Continue reading Question for anyone listening

I have never known the days go so fast when you are on the countdown to the end of term. Already planning tennis and football summer schools and putting dates in the diary for summer outings with friends. As a result of all this planning it looks as if seven weeks of holiday will just… Continue reading Count down to end of term

I have a question for all the writers out there. How do you stay slim and write? I have been writing much more of late and this has involved lots of Maltesers, cups of latte and dunked biscuits. This is resulting in a fatter writer. If I ever get a book launch I will have… Continue reading Fat Writer

Went on India Grey’s National Trust / Mills and Boon writing workshop on Sunday. I wasn’t feeling too well so wondered if I had been wise taking on the two hour drive to Cheshire. (Ironically India had been down in my part of the world the week before.) Quarry Bank Mill is a delightful property… Continue reading Writing Workshop

I can’t believe how my mind works in inspirational ways in the most inconvenient places! Picture the scene, I’m in the shower. Just as I’m soaping myself or applying conditioner to my hair, my mind floods with ideas for poems, stories or novels. Result? I have a lot of toilet roll tubes in my study.… Continue reading Inconvenient Places

I came on holiday optimistic that I would write reams. In reality I have written very little. Well on paper anyway. My husband took us for a six mile yomp and in between concentrating where I was putting my feet and trying to get enough energy for the next step, I did write two poems.… Continue reading Holiday

I felt the need to blog some quotations from April’s Writing Magazine. These really resonated with me. Alison Chisholm – “The beauty of interpreting poetry is that it does not matter if the vision conjured in the reader’s mind is different from the one released by the poet’s pen.” Russell T. Davies in his book… Continue reading Writing Quotations

I’d forgotten how much my soul needs to be creative. Feeling energised and inspired this morning and not just about the polymer beads I learned to make yesterday. Somehow the experience of being out of my usual routine, meeting new people and learning a new skill has rewired my brain which previously was becoming dull… Continue reading Crafty Thoughts

Springtime.Gained parental praisewith academic accolades. Summertime.Explored careers,love and spiritual crusades. Autumn time.Skills harvest, butprocrastination invades. Is wintertimea barren place,legacy of blank charades?

One great big kick up the back side I think. We were discussing future plans and I suggested that I go back to work to contribute to that future, but my darling wants me to give myself one more year to pursue my writing dreams. Help, that feels scary but maybe the push I need… Continue reading My husband believes in me!