It’s day eighteen of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Warning. When I read the prompt it made me think of the weather and how quickly it can change – in Melbourne they say you can experience all four seasons in one day, and when I lived there I soon learned toContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Eighteen – Warning”
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30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Fourteen – Home
It’s day fourteen of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Home. I’ve been at home for most of today, which I’ve enjoyed. It’s a busy time of year and, as a bit of an introvert, home is where I go to recharge. It’s also where I write. Even though I’m *supposed* toContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Fourteen – Home”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Eight – Shoes
Shoes. That’s right, today’s prompt is shoes. I love shoes. I used to sell them years ago, working for a handsome Frenchman selling high priced Italian shoes at a Vancouver store. There were several young women working there, all of us expected to project a high fashion image on a shoestring budget, the shoes weContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Eight – Shoes”
A Thousand Rooms Author Interview
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you may be aware that I recently published my fourth novel, A Thousand Rooms. Shortly after I published it I was contacted by author Margarita Morris, who had read and reviewed the book, describing it as ‘sharp, funny and poignant,’ and ‘a joy to read.’ Wow. ThankContinue reading “A Thousand Rooms Author Interview”
How Does Your NaNo Grow?
It’s the first week of November and, for many of you out there, it’s also the first week of this year’s NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. (For those of you who don’t know, November is the month when writers around the world challenge themselves to write 50,000 words, or the best part of aContinue reading “How Does Your NaNo Grow?”
Published! A Thousand Rooms
Yay! I’ve made my way through the tangle of formatting and emerged on the other side ready to hit the big red Publish button. A Thousand Rooms, my fourth novel, is now available to purchase through Amazon. A stand-alone novel, A Thousand Rooms follows the story of suddenly-dead Katie and is set in Sydney, Australia,Continue reading “Published! A Thousand Rooms”
Cover Reveal! A Thousand Rooms
Ta da! Here it is, the cover for my latest novel, A Thousand Rooms. I wrote the book about two years ago during NaNoWriMo – since then, I’ve been editing and rewriting to get it ready for publication. I’ve had some wonderful beta readers along the way, including Ali Isaac, Louise Allen and Angelika OffenwangerContinue reading “Cover Reveal! A Thousand Rooms”
Writing Updates And The Snot Monster
Happy Friday, everyone! Just a quick update post, as my week has been thrown into slight disarray by a snot monster who has decided to take up residence in my sinuses. Blegh! Could be worse, though, I know that. Streaming eyes and the fact that the front of my face feels as though it’s aboutContinue reading “Writing Updates And The Snot Monster”
Summer Daze, Part II
Hello everyone! Summer is flying past and the gorgeous girl is back at school next week, which I cannot believe – where have the days gone? I know I’ve been quiet on the blog front (again) this past week, though I haven’t been completely absent. The lovely Suzie, over at SuzieSpeaks, reblogged one of myContinue reading “Summer Daze, Part II”
Summer Daze
Hi everyone! Just a quick update to say hello. I’ve not been around much in blogworld these past couple of weeks, as summer holidays are here plus we’re doing (another) renovation so I’ve not had a lot of time to spend online recently. I also want to welcome a whole bunch of new followers toContinue reading “Summer Daze”
Helen Glynn Jones 