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Competition Time Take a look at the picture below. In case you are wondering Ellie Swoop and I ended up buying the same boots! We thought we would celebrate with some competition fun. The competition is free to enter, but you must be a follower of my blog. Either 1. Give me a caption for the… Continue reading Untitled

Good News Thought I’d share some good news today – 1. My editing of the story I shall submit to my RNA New Writers’ Scheme is going well. 2. Attended my first RNA Birmingham Chapter group on Saturday. Haven’t been into central Birmingham on my own for many years, but I made some new friends and thoroughly… Continue reading Untitled

Sorry I’ve been quiet, but to be honest that sums up how I’ve felt lately. I’ve been battling with editing and I don’t enjoy it as much as the luxurious free writing of a first draft. Having said that, I seem, fingers crossed, to be getting somewhere. I switched the manuscript I was working on… Continue reading Starting in the Middle

Ploughing on with my editing of Wickenham Court. Inspiration photo below. Observations on my first draft include:- Did I write this? I can’t remember half of it! If it reduces me to gales of laughter, will it do the same for my reader? I hasten to add it isn’t a comedy! Note to self: Don’t… Continue reading The Mysteries of a First Draft

I have been an admirer of Linda Gillard’s work for a while and am honoured to host an interview with her on the occasion of the launch of her e-book A LIFETIME BURNING. Linda Gillard is the author of five novels, including STAR GAZING, short-listed in 2009 for Romantic Novel of the Year and the… Continue reading An Interview with Linda Gillard

I’ve made a start! Big cheers and a high five. Seriously, I’ve begun to read my manuscript working title WICKENHAM COURT. I have finally worked out how to transfer a manuscript to my Kindle – you send an e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address with “Convert” as the subject and your manuscript attached, then it… Continue reading Let the Editing Begin…

It never ceases to amaze me how fast Christmas goes. You seem to spend half the year anticipating it, planning for it and then it’s gone in a flash. We had an enjoyable quiet Christmas and our annual New Year’s Day party. We are still not back to routine, but will be once little one… Continue reading News and Goals

Big son has just gone out to brave the motorway to get to yet another interview at noon. At least he’s getting the interviews and second interviews, but as yet no graduate job. I’m sure children don’t appreciate the anxieties of their parents – I want the best for him, but know there is nothing… Continue reading The Lucky Button

I once sat next to a colleague at work as he was making excuses on the telephone for not having completed a piece of work. In a voice without any hesitation he pronounced, ‘What with December being such a short month this year and Christmas coming early…’ We never let him forget his words, but… Continue reading December being such a short month this year and Christmas coming early!

If I’ve been blog-quiet for the last few weeks it is because I’ve been working on my NaNoWriMo 50,000 word manuscript to be written in the month of November. I finished the challenge at 50,103 words, but this is by no means the end. The manuscript has a way to go yet and the dreaded… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Success