It’s been almost a year since my last blog post. So long, in fact, I almost forgot how to access the dashboard! There have been a number of reasons for my absence, some sad, some glad, but here I am, back to throw some more words into the ether. My absence here doesn’t mean IContinue reading “Back On The Page”
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A Season For Querying
A while back, inspired by a comment a fellow writer made, I wrote a post about how there are seasons in writing. A season for editing, a season for publishing, a season for drafting, etc. Much as fields are left fallow and crops rotated, concentrating on one aspect at a time of the writing journeyContinue reading “A Season For Querying”
Light And Dark – A Sneak Peek of Book Five in The Ambeth Chronicles #amwriting
As you may or may not know, Light and Dark, the fifth instalment in my Ambeth series, will be coming out soon. If you subscribe to my newsletter (and if you don’t, maybe check it out – it’s mostly dog photos, kindness, exclusive first-look book news and the occasional giveaway), you’ll have already read theContinue reading “Light And Dark – A Sneak Peek of Book Five in The Ambeth Chronicles #amwriting”
Of Letters And Words
I have a collection of letters in a drawer. Letters written to me by my husband in the early days of our romance, when he was travelling overseas and I was in Canada, before we decided to combine our lives. Others are small notes from my daughter, cards and scraps of paper, where she’s writtenContinue reading “Of Letters And Words”
The Year That Was
As the year winds to a close, it’s customary to look back at all we’ve achieved in the past 365 days. In a normal year, I suppose, that would be the case. However, as we all know, this has been anything but a normal year. And so, while I’ve certainly achieved a few *things* thisContinue reading “The Year That Was”
Working On A Co-Author Project
January is almost over (I cannot believe it), and I’ve spent most of this month, as I did December, in the fog of a nasty virus. However, the mists are clearing and I’m finally raring to go with a new writing year. While I’ve been working on my current WIP (which is now pretty muchContinue reading “Working On A Co-Author Project”
Dragons and A Brand New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely holiday break 🙂 I know I’ve been a bit absent from the blogosphere this past month – I’ve had a terrible virus that stole my breath and sense of smell and taste, so Christmas wasn’t quite the eating festival I envisioned. However, I finallyContinue reading “Dragons and A Brand New Year”
Facing Fear with The Silent Eye, Part 1 – Arrival
I recently attended a workshop, with The Silent Eye, about Facing Our Fears, an extraordinary weekend spent among the hills and grey stone villages of the Peak District. It’s taken me a little while, as it usually does, to process everything that happened. Once again there was history and mystery, good company and tasty food,Continue reading “Facing Fear with The Silent Eye, Part 1 – Arrival”
How To Cope With Negative Reviews #writinglife
When you’re a writer, reviews are part of life. However, for some reason, even if we have twenty-seven five-star reviews, we tend to focus on the single two-star review among them, like obsessing over a rotten apple among a basket of perfect rosy fruit, rather than chucking it out and making a lovely pie withContinue reading “How To Cope With Negative Reviews #writinglife”
Creative Flame – How Trying To Write To Market Made Me Lose My Way
I think I mentioned, when I came back to blogging, that I’d taken some time off to work on a book called The Last Raven. It’s one of the most complex stories I’ve ever written so I needed to focus on it, and also on my goal of getting a traditional publishing deal. So how’sContinue reading “Creative Flame – How Trying To Write To Market Made Me Lose My Way”
Helen Glynn Jones 