The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
I have two teenage daughters so there’s always a fresh supply of YA romance books lying on their carpet of clothes, shoes, makeup brushes, makeup wipes and Primark bags. Teenagers struggle to keep anything above floor level so you find most things by simply lifting up your slipper. While they party the night away, I […]
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This post is based on my learnings from writing my debut romcom; Instructions For Falling In Love Again, everything I gleaned from working with two editors and reading a ton of contemporary romcom books featuring fictional friendships through my book blogging. I am going to be honest here. Until I started working with my editors, […]
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Ever read a book which stays with you long after you’ve finished it? This book, Somewhere Close To Happy by Lia Louis, first came into my life in April. I managed to read it on NetGalley as it was a few months away from publication. Once I finished Somewhere Close To Happy I thought the […]
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I am likening the process of getting closer to publishing my book to sailing a small boat across a violent sea at night. It doesn’t matter which route you take to get to publication. From the tweets and blog posts I read from other writers and authors, we all end up in the same little […]
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Welcome to my weekly writing diary! It has been an eventful week, so let’s get started. First, here’s the latest edition of the series involving my two pets; Harry the cat and Po the dog. Every week on this blog I record the highs and lows of their special friendship.
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Today, one of my favourite Twitter writing friends, Rob Matthews, has taken over my blog. I hope you enjoy his guest post. In her book, Better Than Before – Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives, Gretchen Rubin divides people into three groups based on how we respond to outer and inner expectations. Outer expectations […]
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One things I love about Instagram is how it enables you to connect with amazing creative people through the medium of photos. I am so grateful to Instagram as it has allowed me to meet the very talented Adelise M Cullens who describes herself as a ‘hugger, writer, reader and lover of colourful hair’. Her Instagram […]
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Welcome to my weekly blog series – Heaven Calling This is the final part in this series, so I hope you enjoy it. Blurb Camilla’s enjoyment of heaven life came to an abrupt end after she discovered her husband Gerry was dating back on Earth. He’d spent two years grieving her but in Camilla’s eyes […]
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This week I attended the London Book Fair 2017 and wanted to do a post to share my writer learnings from the event. Apologies to those expecting the next part of my series Heaven Calling. It will be back next week. I have never attended the London Book Fair before so I didn’t really know […]
Read MoreYou can build some great connections online with other bloggers. With some blogging connections it can feel like you have found your online Best Friend Forever (BFF), even though you’ve never actually met face to face. Meeting your online BFF in real life can get a little crazy. As I have met most of my […]
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