Another week, another Open Book Blog Hop! I am getting quite into this series now! The topic for this week is adverts. And more specifically the best and worst ones in my opinion. And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their …
Welcome back to my third post in the Open Book Blog Hop series. This week we are talking about favourite plot twists - either those written by ourselves or ones we have come across in other books. And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. …
I really enjoyed taking part in last week's Open Book Blog Hop. It's an opportunity to offer a little more of an insight into my interests and thoughts while tackling a different subject each week. Today is a little less creative, but an interesting subject: What historical or public figure would you most like to …
Today, in the spirit of being a little more active on here beside book promo, I am taking part in a new weekly (I hope) feature! It's called the Open Book Blog Hop. The idea is that there is a discussion point tied to books, writing, literature, that everyone taking part works on. We write …
I've been a lot quieter on here than I planned or hoped to be lately, but things have been pretty crazy of late. Some of you may have heard my little book Chasing Shadows released to the world on the 1st of April. I could not be happier to see it out in the world …
Some of you may recognise the title of this post. That'll be because I pilfered it straight from the cover of a book by one of my favourite authors. That would be On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. This will become a bit more relevant further on into this piece. Now …
Time for another update on progress as we round the corner onto the home straight now. Two big things have happened lately. If you've been following my Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages you'll see I have been sharing out little teasers of the book cover. Yes, that's right - the book cover design is fully …
So when I mentioned in my last update I hoped to have more news to share with you soon, it would seem I was right! I think updates may come a little more thick and fast for a little while. This one is a short one, but a big one. My talented editor Jen at …
Wow, how is it almost the middle of February already? We are well in to the new year and another national lockdown here in the UK, so not a lot of change in circumstances here for me. But what has changed is the status of Chasing Shadows! So without further ado, I think it's time …
Wow! What a year 2020 has been. The pandemic has upended life as we know it. I have been working from home since March. I've saved a fortune in petrol costs but I have really missed the social interactions with my wonderful team. And to cap it off, my job was made redundant in July. …
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