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I was reading somewhere about how your family traditions anchor you in your society and culture. What traditions do you have at Christmas? We put up our trees early in December and every bauble has a story or a memory associated with it. For example, the five glass icicles that my grandfather bought back from… Continue reading Christmas Thoughts

I haven’t posted on my blog for a while. When I last posted I was doing well with editing one of my novels using a technique of analysing the text with coloured post it notes. Shortly after that I’m not sure what happened, but the doubt crows began to circle and I also started to… Continue reading Strange Times and Successes

Yesterday I showed you my scene pieces from my work in progress sorted into sections.  After that picture, I bagged the sections up, so that they didn’t get moved around and I can work through each one individually. I probably should have said that the story themes and scenes are drawn from a rather scrappy… Continue reading Gathering Pace

I posted last week about my experiment with printing plot points from my work in progress on colour coded paper. Initially I didn’t think it had worked in the way I expected, in that, I promptly ignored the cut out paper and re-wrote my first chapter in the first person.  However, this morning I had… Continue reading Mmm maybe this can work

I’ve decided to try a few mini blogs, as I don’t seem to be getting around to blogging very often. The photograph shows the current state of my work in progress novel. Yes, it is in bits! I’d got rather bogged down in it and decided to try a new approach. The bits of paper… Continue reading Do Not Laugh

Where have I been all summer? I slaved over my New Writer’s Scheme manuscript, determined to make it as professional as possible. Rosie and Tanner is now with one of the RNA readers. Tick! I went to the RNA conference at Telford and enjoyed blissful times chatting with other writers and attending fantastic workshops. A… Continue reading Rusty Blog

‘Aw, aren’t they sweet?’ Blackie spoke from underneath the bird feeder, where he was busy hovering up fallen seeds scattered by the little blue and yellow fluffy balls.’ ‘Six this year,’ crowed Blue, puffing out her chest with pride. ‘I hope you know what you’re doing, Blue.’ ‘Whatever do you mean?’ ‘Letting your babies eat… Continue reading More Bird Talk

I don’t know where the days go! How can it be so long since I posted on my blog? I have been busy polishing my work in progress for a critique by the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) New Writers’ Scheme (NWS). I’m loving my garden this year, the flowers seem to have vivid colours. I… Continue reading ‘Meet my Main Character’ Blog Hop

  I’m giving myself a bravery award. Yesterday, together with two other scared ladies, I had a swimming lesson. Technically, I can swim. Too many years ago for me to admit, I gained my white stripe, one width of the pool, and blue stripe, one width on my front, one on my back and picked… Continue reading Bravery Award

Bernadette O’Dwyer invited me to contribute to this blog tour where writers share their writing process.  Bernadette is a member of the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme, an English teacher by day; an aspiring author by night. Currently writing her third novel, while her first and second novels wait patiently for an interested publisher, her weekly… Continue reading My Writing Process – Blog Tour