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A Novel Adventure
Last week I read somewhere that publishing a book is an adventure. I would argue that the adventure starts before you even put pen to page. There’s the background reading on plot issues; the meets with...
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Writing where I know by Janet O'Kane
I am delighted to welcome dear tweep friend, Janet O’Kane, to the blog today to share her influences for the setting of her recently released debut novel, No Stranger to Death. I thoroughly enjoyed...
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The Hard Graft
I got a little side-tracked whilst working through the edits and preparing my second book for its forthcoming release. So much so, that I lost my way with my current work in progress. It didn’t help...
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Write From the Heart
When I first joined the realms of social media, I quickly noticed all the online writing challenges. It seemed almost daily a post would appear in my inbox about word counts, such as NaNoWriMo, the...
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When the Time is Right
It’s no secret that I finally have a first draft of my third book. I’ve talked on Twitter about how my long-suffering husband has been subjected to that initial read these past few weeks. This first...
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We’ve been busy decorating daughter’s bedroom recently. It seems to me that the life of a child is played out in phases, in her case characterized by the décor of her room. When she was young it was a...
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A Little Motivation
This is the café where we had brunch yesterday. It’s a wonderfully eclectic former cinema with high ceilings, ancient décor and rickety wooden tables; a sublime place where you can sit and have a...
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Time For A Change
At the end of March, I will be leaving my day job in its current capacity, at least for a while. Writing full time has been a dream for many years and, I admit, I’m quite excited to embark on this new...
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My 2017 Holiday Read Part Two – Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker
I’m a little behind the curve with this book. In fact, it was originally recommended to me by my good friend Rebecca Bradley, over a year ago. Sadly, at the time I was chasing deadlines and pushed it...
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Guest Post – The Inspiration for ‘Disposal’ by David Evans
Today I welcome David Evans to the blog to talk about the inspiration behind his recently published novel, Disposal. If, like me, you’re fascinated by the thoughts and planning behind the stories we...
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