Well, that's another year almost in the bag. And what a year it's been! Starting with the release of my second novel, Springtime at the Cider Kitchen, and ending with the burning anticipation of the release of my third book, Summer in the Orchard on 3rd January 2019, it's, in one sense, a year bookended by books. It's been… Continue reading 2018 review…what I know now.
Tag: writing
This Cider House Rules: An Interview With Martin Thatcher.
First of all, apologies for the radio silence these past few weeks- I've been up to my ears in book 3, working on the manuscript ready to send to my agent, as well as the usual work, life and child related stuff, and one or two other unexpecteds that threw my groove a bit. However,… Continue reading This Cider House Rules: An Interview With Martin Thatcher.
Bookends and Cold Turkey
So this week is half term week, and I'm supposed to be stepping away from the computer, remembering I have a family and spending some time with The Husband and The Sprogs. As you can see, that's going well! I'm generally not very good at Cold Turkey, whether that's biscuits, booze or books... In all… Continue reading Bookends and Cold Turkey
Fannish Obsessions and Feelgood Fiction
I've written about fandom a lot, and I'm sure I write at least one blog post a year where I explain just how much an impact falling in love with books, films, TV shows and plays has had on my writing life, but since it's happened again after I saw The Force Awakens and The Last… Continue reading Fannish Obsessions and Feelgood Fiction
On the eve of a new year…and a new book.
2017 was a rollercoaster year, in positive and negative ways. If the universe has a balance, then I would say that the scales were tipped mostly in my favour this year, but there were enough moments of darkness to remind me that all pleasure should be enjoyed in the moment and not taken for granted.… Continue reading On the eve of a new year…and a new book.
Mum Life…
**Wrote most of this on Friday evening, but finished it today - a shout out to parents everywhere** So today has been one of those days when you realise how many balls you juggle as a parent. And whether you're a mother or father who has a job outside the home, works from home or… Continue reading Mum Life…
On the eve of NaNoWriMo…
How many of us have sat back, possibly after a few glasses of our favourite beverage and thought; ‘yes, I could write a novel…if only I had the time!’ Well, now there’s no excuse not to grab your writing implement of choice, be that pen and notebook, typewriter or laptop and spend thirty days (and… Continue reading On the eve of NaNoWriMo…
Left on the shelf(ie)
Life has rather taken over for the past few weeks and I've not written much in this blog. However, I couldn't let this week pass without making reference to the fact that my first novel, The Second Chance Tea Shop, is now on the shelves in Sainsbury's supermarket stores nationwide. When I got the email from… Continue reading Left on the shelf(ie)
Art Imitating Life…
Anyone who's read The Second Chance Tea Shop will know that I set the novel in very familiar surroundings. The village of Little Somerby might be fictional, but it's very much grounded in reality. The Strawberry Line, part of the railway track that was shut in the 1960s by Dr Beeching, runs alongside Little Somerby in… Continue reading Art Imitating Life…
Editing…
Recently I got book 2 of Little Somerby back from my lovely editor at Aria, and I'm currently embarking on putting her feedback into action. It's been bit of a journey back into the book, as I got totally wrapped up in writing the early sections of book 3 at the end of June, but… Continue reading Editing…
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