The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
I am about to start searching for ideas for my next book. Instructions For Falling In Love Again is doing really well and getting some great reviews. Heartbreak Cafe (working title) has just been submitted to the RNA New Writers Scheme so I need something to keep me out of mischief. Coming up with an […]
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Before I start my post I want to say that publishing my first book has been a HUGE learning experience for me. There have been positives and negatives. There are things I will do again and there are things I will avoid doing next time. I did concentrate heavily on my book, actually I will […]
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This book of modern day poems did something miraculous: it made me start reading poetry. It is safe to say that up until this point I was a poetry virgin. Can you believe this? At forty-five years young I had not properly experienced poetry. Everyone around me was raving about the delights of poetry, how […]
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Last year I reviewed Bettina Hunt’s, Without a Hitch, a novel about the wedding journeys of three brides. Bettina’s novel made me reconnect with my inner bridezilla which is something I thoroughly enjoyed doing. After nineteen long years of marriage there’s nothing better than being whisked away to think about wedding dress choices, flower arrangements […]
Read MoreI feel like I owe the genre of romantic comedy an explanation as I am not currently writing stories from it and I have no intention of returning just yet. Admitting you cannot commit to a genre because you have urges to write stories from other genres can be tough, especially when those around you […]
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After reading as much as I can about the literary journeys of different authors, I have come to the conclusion that writing success comes to those who have…mastered the art of finding their way back to their projects.
Read MoreHere are some similarities between blogging and relationships: In a relationship there will be some special moments leaving you breathless and tingling; a surprise romantic dinner, a love note pinned to the fridge, hand holding in the cinema and a smouldering look across a busy bar. Once you have a blog you will also experience special […]
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You’re busy writing your draft romance novel. Things were going well…until you started getting a nagging thought; there is something very familiar about your new fictional character. You can’t put your finger on it. Why does it feel like you have met them before in another life? The hairs on your neck stand upright and […]
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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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Blogging can be so much fun when you are making your readers smile, getting some shares on social media and letting out soft moans of creative pride as you gaze longingly at your blog. Blogging can also make you want to stick pins in your eyes. After a couple of unsuccessful posts (usually the ones […]
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