It’s been a while. Things have been a bit all over lately. Work was really tough for me, robbing me of my drive and passion for writing. I just wasn’t feeling it. The creative juices had dried up and my … Continue reading Clearing out the Cobwebs
I cannot believe it is almost Christmas already. So much has happened this year. I’ve had the opportunity to become a freelance proofreader working with my wonderful editor and designer – Jen of Fuzzy Flamingo. So far I have worked … Continue reading The Season of Good Will
Well hello there! I have once again left you all waiting with bated breath for my next update. Well, wait no more, avid followers! Despite the deafening silence, I have in fact been really rather busy! First up is something … Continue reading Where Have You Been?
So you’ve read the book and thought it actually wasn’t too bad. You’d even consider reading others from the author. But in the meantime, what can you do to support self-published authors? There are a few things that will really … Continue reading Here to Help!
I thought for this post I’d mix things up a little bit and rather than talking books, I’d talk films. Well, hypothetical films anyway. A couple of recent conversations got me thinking. It started out discussing how I visulise my … Continue reading Lights, cameras, action!
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 … Continue reading On Writing
Seeing how I’ve been pretty terrible at updating this blog when I first started it, I vowed when I started writing Chasing Shadows I’d turn this around. So with that in mind, here’s my sixth update for Chasing Shadows, or … Continue reading Chasing Shadows – Update 6
So as 2020 begins, I thought it would be good to give you a little update of where things are with Chasing Shadows. When I started writing it on the 1st of November as part of NaNoWriMo I wanted to … Continue reading Chasing Shadows – Update 5
I’ve been a little bit quiet for the last fortnight or so on the updates front. With all the wonders of the festive season in full swing things have been pretty busy, and with dinners and parties coming up this … Continue reading Chasing Shadows – Update 4
So that’s it! NaNoWriMo 2019 has come to a close with the dawning of December. This has been my first ever NaNo, so I thought I would reflect a little on my experience of the event and how I felt … Continue reading Chasing Shadows (NaNoWriMo 2019) – Update 3
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