Fiction · Writing

Manuscript planning

This is my work station at the moment. When I get time to work on my fiction writing, that is. It’s been too lovely to sit at a desk staring at the wall. I’d much rather be in the kitchen, looking out over the garden, lush and green as it is at the moment. I’m… Continue reading Manuscript planning

Books · Fiction · Writing

My middle grade manuscript

I’ve been quiet on the blogging front recently. Sometimes, I feel as though I could quite easily spend all my time blogging and never get anything else done. I have to pull myself away from it every now in then so I can concentrate on other projects. That means I’ve been writing, well editing really.… Continue reading My middle grade manuscript

Life · Writing

Why it’s important to spring clean your blog

Continuing with the positivity that has seen me through February, I decided to do a bit of Spring cleaning. No, not my house, although it could do with it. I’m talking about this little ‘ol blog here. I like to give it a spruce up every couple of years or so and it felt well… Continue reading Why it’s important to spring clean your blog

Guest Authors · Life · Writing

On writing, home truths and being thankful

I’m in the thick of it at the moment, writing wise. In the middle of a 50,000 word challenge for National Novel Writing Month and typically, I get a report back on the first three chapters of my novel. I wasn’t happy about the amount of work I still need to do on it and… Continue reading On writing, home truths and being thankful