Welcome to The Diary of Roxy Collins – The Serious Relationship Series. Every Thursday you can read Roxy’s diary entries. They record the emotional highs and lows of her new serious relationship with Marcus, the man of her dreams. He lives on the posh side of town, drives a flash car and doesn’t mind her […]
On those dark and gloomy days when it feels like the world has turned away from our work, we can always rely on our pets to make us smile again. Pets play an important role in the life of a writer. So, I have given some thought to the job description for a writer’s pet. Here […]
The writer state of procrastinating is an interesting one and worthy of a blog post. When a writer wants to write they crawl away into their cave and are not seen for hours, days and sometimes even months. The only things they notice are typos, adverbs and their word count. When a writer is procrastinating they […]
Before we all buckle up and head off on our 2017 writing journey, let’s agree on some useful stuff to pack. I don’t want us to get into our journey and discover we forgot some important items. We don’t have time for tears!
This Writer Break can be time-consuming as there is so much to take in. Not only do you have the photo albums and Facebook (FB) posts of friends, family and distant acquaintances to have a good nose around, but you also have Writer FB Groups and other Author FB pages too. Yes this particular […]
Welcome to my weekly series Author Interviews. Over recent months some inspirational and amazing writers have sat in my red chair. They have opened my eyes to the world of being a writer, filled my brain with useful tips and made me want to get a book out there. This week I am proud to […]
Here is my take on a job description for a writer. Vacancy – Writer Writer needed to join the millions of other writers around the world. About The Role Hours: Can vary each week and are dependent upon number of new ideas for stories, writing confidence levels, social media activity, reading binges and coffee consumption. […]
Monday 8.46 a.m. – I am staggering into my office, carrying a gigantic bag of sweets (the obligatory post holiday office gift) and crying out “I’m back everyone…I am back!” Silence. No one has acknowledged my return to work after my holiday. Plonk sweets on desk and notice ladder in my posh glossy tights and […]