Re-work or start again? The advice given by most authors to anybody wanting to write a book, is to write. It sounds obvious, but the more you write, the better you get. I know this first hand, because I’m currently looking at the first book I ever wrote. Oh boy. I’m incredibly grateful that the …
Before your mind goes wandering – I’m talking Christmas Trees! Last weekend I found myself in a garden centre, looking at artificial Christmas trees – and wow, they are so much better than they used to be. No more assembling branch by branch. In fact you don’t even have to fiddle about with fairy lights …
I’d thought I’d share with you a few posts and interviews I’ve done over the last week to celebrate the launch of A Second Christmas Wish. I like to think it’s like being a celebrity, rushed from chat show to radio show to be interviewed about my latest release. Only my publicity was more virtual. …
When is it too early to talk about Christmas? People seem to sit in three camps when it comes to Christmas. In Camp One the mince pies are cooking in the oven, the cake was made last month and the cards are being lovingly crafted using glitter and stencils. In this camp, Christmas is the focus …
Being the parent of a Fresher It’s been three weeks since we dropped our eldest son off at university for the first time. Three weeks of staring at the empty place at the dinner table. Three weeks of not ordering the food he likes when I do my on line shop. Three weeks of walking …