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 →
Finding an editor: one of the hardest decisions an author will need to make
I'm super busy at the moment writing for three different projects. One, my novel, is approaching the stage where I am going to need an editor. So I've started looking. Where do I start? With what I know and trust is the answer. I know both Cayce Berryman and Michelle King through as fellow admins... Continue Reading →
Let’s be positive in our writing
I haven't done a blog post for a while so I thought I had best get onto it. Not 100% thought (don't you love a cold) so I thought I would just do one of those posts that are based on sharing posts and information on similar topics. So I went to my trusty saved Facebook... Continue Reading →
“I must schedule my writing. I must schedule my writing …”
"If you love it, why do you have to plan it? Or make yourself do it?" Hands up all writers who have heard this - except from other writers. And, sadly, I don't have an answer for it. Because I do love it. But, sometimes, I find myself at the end of a day -... Continue Reading →
The ups and downs of NaNoWriMo
Thank the Lord that is finished! And I'll do it again next year. But it certainly takes it out of you ... Yes, I'm talking about NaNoWriMo - the National Novel Writing Month. The name is deceptive: no longer national, it occurs worldwide, where authors sign up with the intention of encouraging each other to... Continue Reading →
Heart of a child
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 for this wonderful anthology and... Continue Reading →
Need some NaNoWriMo inspiration?
After hitting a complete and impassable dead end in preparing for my Medieval NaNoWriMo project - yep, that's right, I've shelved it - I was searching around for some inspiration to possibly get back to my novel. And I found it! This article was written way back in 2013 but it still provides plenty of... Continue Reading →
Short Story: Wine-colored Nail Polish
Thought I'd share this awesome little short story from Cari Jehlik. Cari asked in our writers group for someone to give her a topic for a short story - so I did! And it's a great story - and those of us who write will completely relate to it! Just follow the link at the... Continue Reading →
Changed my mind again – an author’s prerogative
At the risk of quoting Britney Spears - yep, I did it again! I was all set to go with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) entry: had renamed Better Shoes T' Walk In to Sunset to Sunrise, had designed a book cover and it was all uploaded to the NaNoWriMo site. I was ready! Just needed to... Continue Reading →