The End is just The Beginning

18th August 2020 After eight months and 84,000 words of writing my Rom Com Novel yesterday I finally came to that special moment where I typed the wonderful words THE END. This is my first novel and I had treated myself to two writing courses along the way, the first to get me unstuck in

What stops you from writing?

31st July 2020 Observations and Research As a writer a lot of my time is spent making observations of the world, making sense of seemingly unconnected events and trying to understand what drives people to follow one path instead of another. Almost as much time is spent wondering ‘what if’ real life dilemmas could be

How to Get Past the One Third In Block

26th June 2020 So, there I was with 30,000 words written of my first Rom Com novel when a series of practical events prevented me writing any more for three months. I thought about it every now and then and knew that I should get back to it but didn’t. I even read through my

How to find hope in the darkest hour

10th June 2020 During the lockdown for the Coronavirus outbreak I tried to avoid watching the news every day. I knew I should be paying attention to the latest advice on minimising the risks, spotting the symptoms and dealing with financial problems but when I did tune in the constant updating of statistics was getting

Finding a Literary Agent for my New Book

5th May 2020 I was feeling very pleased with myself for finishing the third draft of my first children’s story. My grandson was five and my granddaughter was twenty months so I had imagined I was writing it for them. I could see their bedroom bookcase in my mind, full of picture books that I