I can’t believe it: I’ve finally published a story on my own! I’ve wanted to ‘get myself out there’ in my own right for a while now. Don’t get me wrong: I love being part of anthologies and will continue to do that. But I also wanted to be an […]
Despite having four short stories published, I still consider myself a new and beginning writer. And I probably will until I have a novel or two under my belt. But I have learned a lot over the last few years. So here are some tips for you if you are […]
Ask anyone who worked with me: I am a study in organisation. If anyone couldn’t find their copy of something, they knew I would have it. I was always the first to have my student reports in, and my programming and registration were used as an example of how to […]
The time has come to again work on short stories for the next Authors’ Tale anthology, Ink Dreams. I have a paranormal ready to work on, but I needed to have a historical fiction. How could I not submit one of those. So, I don’t want to let the cat totally out […]
I have some great contacts in the industry that I have worked with, as well as read a lot of their blogs etc. So I thought I might share some of them with you today. First cab off the rank is Cayce Berryman. As you will probably know, I have shared […]
Busy, busy, busy with NaNoWriMo but had to take the time out for the big announcement: I will have two stories in the upcoming anthology from Authors’ Tale! The two stories are Tell Us a Story, Pa and Goodnight – and God Be With You All. Very proud to have been selected […]
In the writers group I am in, Authors’ Tale, we are in our first week of workshopping short stories for our up-and-coming anthology. I am having a ball reading the work of fellow authors! This week we are looking at plot: does it flow, does it make sense, is it plausible, […]
HI guys Been very busy, busy, busy! Among other things, I have been appointed to the management team of that fantastic Facebook group An Authors Tale, designed to support authors at whatever stage they are in their writing journey. Loving it – but it is a very steep learning curve. So […]
Writing is a solitary activity, right? Well – it is. But that doesn’t mean that you have to do it in cultural isolation ….. I have tried a couple of different groups that actually meet to discuss writing etc. but they haven’t really suited me. I wish they had and […]
