It’s been a busy week. I’m finalising my structural edit on No Quarter before it goes to my editor, plus there’s the usual client work and house work, which hasn’t left me a lot of time to post. So today is a very quick post about the wonderful blog community I’m pleased to be partContinue reading “Helping Hands”
Category Archives: Writing
A Quiet Week
After my good weekend, it seems to have been a quiet week. It’s half term so you would expect I’d be running here there and everywhere, but that hasn’t been the case. The gorgeous girl seems to be feeling the same way, quite happy to be at home working on projects or playing games, plusContinue reading “A Quiet Week”
The Perils Of Being A Pantser
I’ve said this before – I am a Pantser. When I start writing I have an idea, maybe a couple of characters and an end point but not much idea of what happens in between. But off I go anyway, letting the story pull me forward, sometimes finding what the characters choose to do orContinue reading “The Perils Of Being A Pantser”
Freestyle Writing Challenge
Today I received a message from the lovely Eilis Niamh stating that she’d tagged me to take part in a freestyle writing challenge. The rules are as follows: 1. Open an MS Word Document 2. Set a stop watch or your mobile phone timer to 5 or 10 minutes, whichever challenge you think you canContinue reading “Freestyle Writing Challenge”
Herding Cats
So, I’ve been doing a little editing recently. I have six books on the go at the moment – the next five instalments of The Ambeth Chronicles, plus another unrelated novel that’s very close to being finished. Oh, I’m not trying to edit them all at once, not at all – that would be aContinue reading “Herding Cats”
A Super Quick Update
It’s here! Today I received the proof copy for Oak and Mist, the first book in The Ambeth Chronicles. I am so excited! It looks amazing – so much better than I even imagined. The cover design has turned out really well. So now I need to give it a last look through before IContinue reading “A Super Quick Update”
Letting Go
I’ve had a few days away from my blog, mainly because I’ve been concentrating on setting up the manuscript for my book. I’m publishing through Createspace, the Amazon print-on-demand platform and, to be honest, it’s been pretty easy so far. I chose my size, downloaded a formatted template and started loading the text. I copiedContinue reading “Letting Go”
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”
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”
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”
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