February 2015 – Helen Glynn Jones

Making Salad with Anais

My lovely sister-in-law-to-be is currently studying at UCLA, and she recently had access to their archives for research. She chose to look at the diaries and correspondence of Anais Nin and was extremely excited about having the chance to look at these documents, to touch the pages Anais had touched, to see her words asContinue reading “Making Salad with Anais”

Music and Dreams

Music is in my family. My grandmother was a wonderful singer, my brother is a professional musician, and my cousin works in music management. Music has been around me since I can remember, dancing to Leo Sayer and Queen on my dad’s stereo, lying awake on warm nights listening to ELO and the Moody BluesContinue reading “Music and Dreams”

A Portent

The other week I saw a dragon in the sky. Outstretched wings, a long curving neck, all gleaming golden beauty. ‘Do I need to build a windlance?’ I thought. And then, as I struggled with cold fingers to get my phone unlocked, the dragon drifted and changed, the sky taking him away. But I think,Continue reading “A Portent”

The Heart of Things

The other day I experienced something entirely new as a writer. I finished writing a book. And by finished, I mean, that’s it. No more editing, no more adding scenes or taking away. Done. Ready to publish. The book is Oak and Mist, of course. The first in my series of six books about Ambeth,Continue reading “The Heart of Things”

The Liebster Award

Well, this is fun! I’ve just been nominated for The Liebster Award by the lovely Paola Crespo – thank you so much! Paola is a writer and poet and you can visit her blog here: http://www.writingandrewriting.com According to the interwebs, the Liebster Award originated in Germany. The word Liebster means kind, loving, cherish, sweet, endearing,Continue reading “The Liebster Award”

Bang On Trend

I had an interesting response from an agent the other day. First, some back story: While I’ve been working on Ambeth and the edit for Oak and Mist, I’ve also written another book, called A Thousand Rooms. I haven’t quite finished it, it’s probably 85% done but I know how exactly how it’s going toContinue reading “Bang On Trend”

Short and Sweet

Hi everyone! Just a short post today – I’ve just written another guest blog for the Bloomsbury Writers & Artists website, all about working with an editor. The content is similar to my post on here, but if you’re interested in taking a look, here’s the link: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/2015/02/self-publishing-and-working-with-an-editor If you haven’t already visited their site,Continue reading “Short and Sweet”

The (Good) Old Days

I love watching old music videos. When I say old, I guess I mean the ones from my youth, the ones they now show on the channel called ‘Vintage TV.’ God, I suppose that makes me vintage as well. I sat down a few nights ago and caught a half hour or so, andContinue reading “The (Good) Old Days”