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On Saturday (9 July) I set off in great trepidation to drive to Caerleon in Wales for the RNA conference. It made me realise that I don’t drive far these days, but thanks to the satnav and Ellie Swoop keeping me awake we arrived safely. It was lovely to see people I knew, people I… Continue reading Toe in Water – RNA Conference

For those of you who have missed my many update posts on Twitter (@MSGray53) and Facebook, I finished my 80,000 word writing challenge yesterday. The aim was to write 80,000 words in 80 days and I finished early. Don’t worry this isn’t going to be a bragging post. I am pleased with myself, but I… Continue reading I Did It!

Last Friday evening (1 July 2011), I attended another book signing. This time it was at Waterstones in Worcester and was for Elizabeth Chadwick’s ‘Lady of the English’. Ellie Swoop accompanied me and it felt very strange walking through the deserted streets of Worcester after hours with all the shops shut and dark. We even… Continue reading Lady of the English – Elizabeth Chadwick

A lot of you will know that I am currently taking part in Sally Quillford’s 80k 80 day challenge and doing rather well. Today my total stands at 72,817 words with 18 days to go. It has been quite a roller coaster ride, but I have made myself write at least 1000 words a day.… Continue reading High on Emotion

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a finished manuscript must be in want of a publisher. Sorry I couldn’t resist that take on the first line of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. On Saturday afternoon I attended a Worcester Literary Festival event entitled ‘A Weekend with Mr Darcy’. This… Continue reading Mr Darcy

My imagination has always been overactive. As a child, I longed to see the Blue Lady at Haden Hall in the park near my home. As I was not allowed there after dark, I never did of course. She was supposed to float around the lawns at dusk (I don’t live near there now, but… Continue reading Searching…

The winner of the giveaway from my blog post of 3 June 2011, a Pdf copy of Something Blue by Serenity Woods, is Clare Kirkpatrick. Clare if you direct message me your e-mail address via Twitter or Facebook I will get your prize to you. I hope you enjoy Serenity’s book. Thank you to Serenity… Continue reading And the Winner is…..

Today I am pleased to have an interview with author Serenity Woods. We met in cyber space last year and have forged a link, even though I live in the UK and she lives in New Zealand. The wonder of social networking! Serenity has had several publication successes. Her paranormal Black Hawke Down was published… Continue reading Interview with author Serenity Woods plus Giveaway

Like many others I took part in the Nanowrimo challenge last November. It was my first one, but I completed it on time at 52,000 words and boy was it an exhilarating feeling. I did hope that the 1000 word a day writing challenge would stick with me, but of course life got in the… Continue reading The Ups and Downs of a Writing Challenge

Welcome to new followers. If anyone is having difficulty posting on a blog, a temporary fix is to uncheck the ‘keep me signed in’ box when it asks you to log in. Tip thanks to Frances Garrood on Teresa Ashby’s blog. I have been taking part in Sally Quillford’s 80,000 words in 80 days challenge… Continue reading Characters Calling and Tip for Blog Comments