The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
As a bookworm I enjoy reading a good book series, I love the excitement of finishing a first book and making a frantic dash onto Amazon to buy the second. I am a big fan of watching an author’s Twitter feed like a hawk for news on when the next book in their series is […]
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After waking in the morning you will make an important decision about the day ahead: are you going to work on your novel as that deadline is getting dangerously close or are you going to try to forget about both? Simply reassure yourself that literary miracles (like hitting your deadline) can be achieved in twenty-four […]
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This book gave me a strong urge to get a powerful motorbike, dress head to toe in leather, find a handsome bike instructor and become a biker girl. As I dislike speed, rarely travel above 50mph in a car and spend a lot of time screeching, while at the wheel, this biker dream might have […]
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I love a good matchmaking tale in a romance novel. It combines two of my greatest pastimes; romance and pairing off two people who I believe are MFEO (made for each other). In this book, The Perfect Moment, by Alix Kelso, the matchmakers become attracted to each other while they are meddling in the lives […]
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When you become a writer there are certain things you can kiss goodbye to: 1. Being able to read a novel for pleasure. 2. A wardrobe containing NO tweed. Once you become a writer, tweed will find a way into your clothing style. Tweed – a fashion must for all serious writers. Respect to all […]
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This feel-good book, The Corner Shop In Cockleberry Bay, got me through a weekend away with three hormonal teenage girls and one ten year old girl (two were mine and the other two were my sister’s kids). Good books get you through stressful times. On a night, in our small budget hotel room, when the […]
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Welcome to my writing diary, a weekly blog post where I record the emotional highs and lows from my creative life. Important News I have set my book launch date for Sunday 30 June 2019. My romantic comedy, ‘Instructions For Falling In Love Again’ is coming! Looking forward to introducing you to Pippa, Dan and […]
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Welcome to my writing life diary. This week I want to talk about falling off your writing bike. All sorts of writing related issues can send you flying over your writing bike’s handlebars; crisis of confidence, rejection, not having any success in a writing competition, negative feedback etc. I am always coming off my writing […]
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Welcome to my weekly diary which records the emotional highs and lows from my writing life. I have not been well this week. For noting, readers – never make fun of your beloved when they have a bad cold. Don’t joke about man flu. I did this with my other half and I ended up […]
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Welcome to my weekly writing diary. This week I have been thinking a lot about old mixtapes. I am blaming a conversation I overheard in a coffee shop for this latest creative distraction. A woman was telling her friend she had thrown out her LARGE collection of mixtapes. As a child of the 80s and […]
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