The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
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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She’s back! Roxy Collins and her diary entries have returned for a third series. Before I kick off with Roxy’s latest diary entry, here’s a quick Q&A for new readers and a much-needed refresh for Roxy fans.
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After what happened to me last week I feel the need to talk about the dangers of the post writing daze and offer some advice to others on how to handle this fragile creative state. I have also been wondering how many accidents, slip ups, calamities, disasters, boo boos, costly mistakes, wrong turns, poor decisions and […]
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Even though I got married many moons ago I still find myself gazing longingly at engagement rocks in jewellers, getting urges to try on beautiful wedding dresses, drawing up family seating plans with post it notes (when I should be plotting my novel), restraining myself from throwing a bunch of flowers at a crowd of […]
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Have you ever experienced writing a story that gives you more than just an interesting tale and a collection of fictional people? Let me explain. Last week, in my blog post titled, The Story Which Wants To Show You Other Things, I spoke about how, whilst working on a draft of a story, I had […]
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Writing a break up can be just as tricky as creating a romantic union between two characters. In certain scenarios it can play havoc with your writer emotions and you may find yourself reaching for the tissues, raiding the chocolate cupboard and compiling a sad songs playlist. Back in the day, before I found my […]
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One of my favourite board games is ‘The Game of Life’ by Hasbro. You spin the wheel and start down the road of life in your little plastic car, taking exams, getting a job, making money, getting married, having babies, acquiring pets, losing money and going on adventures. The other day, whilst playing ‘The Game of Life’ […]
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I love a ‘feel good’ book which makes me burst into song after reading it. Victoria Cooke’s new book, ‘Who Needs Men Anyway?‘ did just that. If you are not familiar with the 1985 pop hit ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’ sung by the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, you need to check out the tune […]
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When I met Allie Potts, in person, back in June, at the Annual Bloggers Bash event in London I found myself experiencing a bit of an author / blogger crush. Allie had flown in from the States to be at the event and as I have dreamed of being an American writer all my life (my […]
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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 […]
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