We need imperfections Yesterday I opened my front door as usual. As I do several times a day. This time, I actually noticed the letterbox. It’s the same letterbox cover we’ve had since we moved in. It’s bent at the corners because it keeps falling off. It’s gold where the rest of the door fittings …
What do you do with that first manuscript? A first manuscript is like a first love – very special. Very hard to forget. If you’re lucky, that first manuscript has led to a publishing contract and a fabulous writing career. For most writers though, that first book, lovingly, painstakingly crafted during weekends/evenings around the day …
January blues I’m not going to lie, right now I wish I was here. Or here Or here I think you get the picture (well, I have provided three: Hawaii, Thailand, Antigua) But I’m stuck with taking my holidays around the school calendar which means I can’t really go to these places until the summer, …
Writing resolutions So, here we are, five days into 2017. The drooping Christmas tree has been disposed of (underfloor heating and real trees – not a combination to be recommended), the decorations jammed back into the loft for another year. It’s the time we look what we need to do to change our lives for …
I know, I know, it’s a little early for the end of year review. But next week I will have kids and a husband at home and my writing peace will be shattered. So here’s what I’ve learnt about writing in 2016. It’s easier to write about what you know – but leaping into the …