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The drumbeat transports me through the earth by way of a hollow tree. “You’ll meet your power animal,” the drummer says. Sure enough, a young female deer is waiting for me. Eyes unsure, she finally lets me touch her suede nose. “Has your power animal a message for you?” The drumbeat echoes in the background,… Continue reading A Very Different Writing Workshop

How did we arrive in the middle of September? I feel as if the summer slipped by without me noticing it. I give below a few highlights of my last few months. The Romantic Novelists’ Association Annual Conference This year the conference was held in London and I just happened to choose the day of… Continue reading Where did the summer go?

I thought I would update you on my most popular blog post to date – the one about my happiness jar. this blog received lots of interest and comments. At the beginning of 2014, I read an article by Elizabeth Gilbert, who wrote Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things. She suggested keeping… Continue reading Update on A Year’s Worth of Happy Moments

Georgia Hill has a new book out on 2 July 2015. To wish her every sucess with her new release “While I was Waiting”, I asked her to tell my blog readers a little about herself.   Hi Morton.   Thanks so much for having me on your lovely blog! My name is Georgia Hill. I’ve been… Continue reading Spotlight on Georgia Hill

Today is the e-launch day for my friend Alison May’s brand new romantic comedy, Midsummer Dreams. She asked a few of us to post about dreams in celebration and gave us three questions to answer. I had a dream… I had a dream when I was a teenager that I would one day have a… Continue reading Spotlight on Alison May – Midsummer Dreams

This blog post focusses on my friend and writing buddy, Janice Preston. We both joined the Romantic Novelists’ New Writers’ Scheme in January 2012 and since we met at our first Birmingham chapter meeting, we have been friends. Jan achieved publication success in 2014 with Mills and Boon. Her debut novel, Mary and the Marquis… Continue reading Spotlight on Janice Preston – From Wallflower to Countess

Dog diary two weeks in… I’ve settled well in my new home. Mummy hasn’t a clue about doggie things, but she’s doing okay. Daddy and the boy seem to like me too. They took me to the vet’s the day after I arrived and it was a very embarrassing experience. I was being so good… Continue reading We survived!

I’m scared and excited. In unknown territory. We are having a puppy! A Maltese. Lily will be joining us later this month. We have half term to puppify the house. All advice and tips welcome. I am a first time dog owner. Writing may suffer. May be the subject of many blog and Facebook posts.… Continue reading Will Life Ever Be The Same?

At the beginning of 2014, I read an article by Elizabeth Gilbert, who wrote Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things. She suggested keeping a happiness jar for the year. Basically, you start with an empty jar and put into it a note of anything that makes you happy or grateful during the… Continue reading A Year’s Worth of Happy Moments

Each year I rate the books I read out of five for writing and five for plot, then I add these scores together and come up with an overall score. In 2014, I awarded eight stars or more to the following books:- Truth or Dare? by Laura E James (8 stars) Cauldstane by Linda Gillard… Continue reading My Favourite Reads of 2014