December 2014 – Helen Glynn Jones

Every Day Scribbles

Hello everyone! Hope you all have had a chance to relax and celebrate over the past few days – I know I’m slowly recovering from an overdose of chocolate and good food, the glow of spending time with family still warm within me. But I haven’t stopped writing. Even though I’ve been staying with familyContinue reading “Every Day Scribbles”

Celebrate

This is just a short post to wish all of you, near and far, a wonderful holiday season! However you choose to celebrate, may it be full of love, light and laughter. To all of you who chose to join me on Journey To Ambeth this year, thank you so much! Thank you for theContinue reading “Celebrate”

Keep Pushing

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer,The Help by Kathryn Stockett, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. All best selling books. All repeatedly rejected by agents and publishers. Each author handled rejection differently, some opting toContinue reading “Keep Pushing”

Extend Yourself

‘Beyond The Fields We Know.’ I’ve always loved this phrase. It comes from the works of Lord Dunsany, a nineteenth century writer said to be a major influence on the works of J.R.R Tolkien and Ursula LeGuin (among others), who used it to describe the location of the border of Elfland in one of hisContinue reading “Extend Yourself”

An Observation, Part 3

It’s January 2001 and I’m backstage at the Big Day Out music festival, Sydney, Australia. We’ve been backstage most of the day, hanging out, avoiding the heat and crowds and filthy bathrooms, having a couple of beers and pretending like this is all cool, that we do this sort of thing all the time. ByContinue reading “An Observation, Part 3”

Into The Woods Once More

It’s December. The year is drawing to a close, light and music and celebration against the growing darkness of the days, frost on my breath and in my garden – it’s a lovely time of year. And November is over. If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I just completed my first NaNoWriMo and, allContinue reading “Into The Woods Once More”