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Lest we forget
The Wall of Remembrance at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, holds the names of over 100,000 Australian servicemen and women who lost their lives fighting in a war. Some were volunteers, some were conscripts - but all of them deserve to be remembered with honour and respect. I won't go into details... Continue Reading →
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Ink Dreams is coming!
The long-awaited release of the new anthology from Authors Tale - Ink Dreams - is nearly here. I am so excited for my two latest stories to be published. The historical fiction I am having published in Ink Dreams is 'Where Dreams Die'. I'm really proud of this one, and it was chosen to be one of... Continue Reading →
Tudor History Never Disappoints
Going to be a bit lazy with today's post. I subscribe to some wonderful history sites and I would like to share them with you - with the emphasis on Tudor history. Firstly, from Claire Ridgway, we have some very informative YouTube videos on Tudor times called On This Day in Tudor History. The actual video I... Continue Reading →
The Pros and Cons of Collaborative Writing
Worth a read
Slowly, slowly
Really struggling at the moment with my writing. Sort of. It's hard to explain really. The more I edit, the more description and words I add to my novel, New Lives Across the Ocean. Which is good. I can see it gaining depth and detail. That will allow my readers to identify more fully with both... Continue Reading →
Changed my mind – again. Plus a couple of new writing experiences.
Right - changed my mind again about chapter names. So much of the beginning of the novel happens in January 1883. But it looks really stupid calling four chapters 'Chapter whatever - January 1883'. So, after all that, I've gone back to simply Chapter One, Chapter Two etc. And of course, now that I have... Continue Reading →
Decisions, Decisons – arrrggh!
Just finished editing Chapter One - or have I? Firstly, I think I've changed my mind about the chapter - it is now waaaay too long. But it all happens in a short space of time. But, you know what - I know that most people would prefer a shorter rather than a longer chapter.... Continue Reading →
How long should a chapter be?
I've blogged about this before but I'm in a quandary again so I think it's worth a revisit. I'm massively editing Chapter One (currently called Wigginton, Tamworth, England - 1883). There are three distinct scenes in it. To keep them together, will have a chapter of between 6500 and 7000 words. But to separate them... Continue Reading →
