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 do it right. But retirement... Continue Reading →
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 →
Yep. We've all done it. Made New Year's resolutions, only to break them. This year, however, I'm determined not to do that. Here's the thing: I really want to get more regular with my blog (one of last year's resolutions that I broke) AND I want to get my novel to a point where it... Continue Reading →
According to Your Dictionary, "[w]riting in third person is writing from the third-person point of view, or outsider looking in, and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they. It differs from the first person, which uses pronouns such as I and me, and from the second person, which uses pronouns such as you and... Continue Reading →
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 →
I had the please of attending a concert the other night that traced the history of music over the last 2000 years. When the they sang a song in Middle English, I was reminded of the fact that the language in England has not always been one that most of us today understand. I resolved... Continue Reading →
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 would love it if you guys take a good look at this group - Authors' Tale. They are the reason I'm here. via Our mission: to grow and learn, always.
Okay - so you've gone through the blood, sweat and tears of writing and editing your novel. And now you have to get people to read it, be they a publisher or, hopefully, the reading public. So how do you sell your baby in a few words? I am not even going to pretend that... Continue Reading →
