November 2014 – Helen Glynn Jones

Giving Thanks

It’s Thanksgiving in the US this weekend and it made me consider that, despite the fact we don’t do Thanksgiving here in the UK, it might be a nice time to practise gratitude as well. I do actually say thank you most days. I know I’m pretty fortunate and so I like to acknowledge itContinue reading “Giving Thanks”

Telling Tales

I was pondering the other day and it came to me, as it often does when I’m out walking, that perhaps we, as humans, are built to be storytellers. That it’s in our DNA, some vital part of us that cannot be denied. From the dawn of humanity when people gathered around campfires or inContinue reading “Telling Tales”

Point Of View

I have a few favourite authors whose books I read regularly, and I recently bought the latest offering by one of them, excited to join the cast of characters once more and find out what they were up to as well as looking forward to having a break from all the writing I’ve been doing.Continue reading “Point Of View”

A Month Without Ambeth

Here we are, a week into November and, for the first time in nearly two years, a week since I have visited Ambeth. I’ve been writing my YA series about my fantasy world pretty much non-stop since last January, so it feels very strange not to be there. Oh sure, I’ve written other things inContinue reading “A Month Without Ambeth”

Dig Deeper

I’ve been thinking about this post for a little while, unsure whether or not to share it, but then decided I had to. The spirit of this blog is that it’s my journey to publication, lessons learned, paths taken, decisions made. And so here it is… A little while ago I was offered a publishingContinue reading “Dig Deeper”