Since I started writing the Little Somerby books, I've not really managed to write to music, although music is definitely an influence. I have it on when I drive, and since that's when I often do my plotting (while keeping my eyes firmly on the road, of course!), often, songs come onto the radio or… Continue reading Musical Musings
Category: Writing
Someone pinch me…
...I must be dreaming. This can't be happening to me, the girl, and then the woman, whose head was always somewhere different to her body. The girl who wrote stories from the moment she could pick up a pen, spent many years playing with characters that other people had invented and then, in the throes… Continue reading Someone pinch me…
Letting it go…out into the world.
Friday saw the official reveal of the cover for my debut novel, 'The Second Chance Tea Shop' on the lovely Sophie's blog at 23 Review Street. Thanks once again to Sophie for hosting it :). My fab publisher, Aria, have done an amazing job at creating a beautiful design, as you can see: There are… Continue reading Letting it go…out into the world.
A whole word in my head…
~In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.~ ~Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? ~ J.K. Rowling Before I started writing the Little Somerby series of books, I never used to understand what JK Rowling meant… Continue reading A whole word in my head…
Pen names and Personalities
My writer friend Jenny Kane has been musing on her blog lately about being lots of people at once, at least in terms of pen names. She has more aliases than you can shake a stick (of sugar or, indeed a sex toy, depending on which of her works you're reading!) at, and it's a… Continue reading Pen names and Personalities
Throwback Texts: Return to Me (and another reason to love David Duchovny!)
I was looking through one of my Youtube channels last night, and I realised I hadn't thought about some of the texts that consumed me as a vidder for a very long time. To explain, what basically used to happen was that I'd watch something, a film or a TV show, and then, if it… Continue reading Throwback Texts: Return to Me (and another reason to love David Duchovny!)
Far From the Tree – ‘missing’ scenes and DVD extras
One of the joys of having my own characters and universe to play with is that I keep thinking of 'scenes between the scenes' from the novels. Much like DVD extras and missing scenes from films, these are the moments that I haven't actually committed to paper in the novel, but that I visualise now… Continue reading Far From the Tree – ‘missing’ scenes and DVD extras
Agents, acceptances and anticipation
Things have been a little quiet around this blog for a few weeks, mostly due to the fact I've been flat out working and marking A Level Media Studies scripts for the exam board. That's not left a great deal of time for anything else except sleep and the odd bottle of prosecco! However, term… Continue reading Agents, acceptances and anticipation
A visit to the Georgian House in Bristol
I had a lovely morning yesterday, which was the perfect distraction from all of the suspense of waiting to see if the two agents who are currently considering my manuscript like it enough to work with me. Every term, the Bristol chapter of the Teachers as Writers group, run in conjunction with the National Writing… Continue reading A visit to the Georgian House in Bristol
The rise of the ‘Alpha Wave’; is Mr Darcy coming back?
I had an interesting conversation with a friend this week about men. More specifically, fictional men, and what we really want in a made up male character. Now, those of you who are regular readers of this blog will know that I have a bit of a fascination for romantic heroes, but this conversation got… Continue reading The rise of the ‘Alpha Wave’; is Mr Darcy coming back?
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