Lucy Mitchell – romance author – book blogger
Ever since I published Instructions for Falling in Love Again I have struggled to find my way back to writing. Soon after my debut novel launched I threw myself into my second book; working title Heartbreak Cafe. This is a story which has been through six drafts and the Romantic Novelists New Writers Scheme. I had […]
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Before The Coffee Gets Cold somehow found its way into my hands as I floated around Waterstones in a birthday gift card book buying binge. I don’t recall picking it up. When I got home I discovered it in my bag. Strange. So, I was on the verge of taking it back and swapping for […]
Read MoreBook reviews will resume next week as I have been wanting to do this post for ages and the idea won’t leave me alone. This might sound crazy but these ten inspiring fictional ladies gave me an extra boost when I was busy changing my life. Seriously, while my life was in turmoil earlier this […]
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Welcome to my virtual blog party! After 3 years and 6 months of blood, sweat, tears, endless cups of coffee, 12 drafts, 5 rewrites, many hours spent at the kitchen table, countless time spent gazing out of the window daydreaming, loads of sweaty author nightmares, millions of texts and emails to writers friends, a mind […]
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I have decided to record my 2018 NaNoWriMo journey in a blog post. November is National Novel Writing month (NaNoWriMo) and by signing up to the contest you agree to write 50,000 words in a month. So, here is what happened in a diary style format:
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It has taken me a long time to accept this. When you start out as a writer, your ego assures you that ALL your stories will, at some point, turn into bestselling novels. You happily fill up an array of notebooks with stories, quietly confident, they will all feature somewhere in your future writing career. […]
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This was a tough one for me to accept and it took about four years and a LOT of writing projects which have not gone anywhere for me to finally process. So, I felt the subject warranted a blog post. It is tough to think that a lot of writing projects won’t go anywhere but it […]
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This post is a bit weird. Hang in there, reader. I am hoping this writer stage, which I am labelling as the ‘bird cage‘ stage is common. I have four draft books, possibly five. I also have a collection of short stories. This year I have worked so hard on writing, fine tuning and rewriting all […]
Read MoreRecently I listened to the audiobook version of ‘Light is the New Black,’ by Rebecca Campbell. I was feeling a little lost with life and a bit blue when I read it. Rebecca’s words gave me a warm internal hug, made me reassess my life purpose and set me back on the path. If you […]
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My writing life has gone weird again, folks. It was just a matter of time before the odd stuff started occurring again. This is where you all groan and quickly move across to the next blog on your reading list. Over the course of this year I have been devouring articles on the subject of asking […]
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