FIGHTING YOUR FEARS TO PURSUE YOUR PASSIONS
Illustration by Alexandria Lomuntad We all have passions and we all have fears. You might love being active, but never join the gym because you’re afraid you can’t compare with […]
Category Archives: Fiction
Difficult Fiction or Dumbed Down Market? It’s all strawberries.
Earlier this week I was pointed to an article in thenation.com that prompted such a strong reaction in my gut that I felt compelled to write a blog post about […]
Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains Part 3
I can’t believe it has been three months since I posted Part 2 of this Growing Pains series. So much has changed and so I thought it might be nice […]
Genre vs story – which comes first?
“Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your […]
The Doctor’s Daughter – eBook launch
My novel The Doctor’s Daughter is now available to buy on Amazon as an eBook. Paperback lovers will be pleased to hear that they can get their hands on a […]
Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains Part 2
Like I said in Part 1 of this post, I wrote a book and was personally invited by some literary agents to send the full manuscript as soon as it […]
Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains PART 1
There are times when it feels quite painful, torturous even, to be a writer. There are times when it is my sole source of joy and release, and then there […]
PLAYING WITH WORDS – The N+7 Machine
I have been participating in a University program of workshops delivered to rural communities. I was sent the following link and was quite inspired by the results. Thought I would […]
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW?
I realise I may be a little late to the party with this one but I was recently delighted to discover that some of the greatest literature classics of all […]
BARBED WIRE BUTTERFLIES
If you have not yet come across the work of poet, author and advocate, Jessica Kristie, there couldn’t be a better time to get acquainted. Not only is she one […]
Ordinary Life... Less Ordinary 