As usual, I watched a film and thought about it a lot. I liked both John Wick 1 and 2, and not just because Keanu Reeves is extraordinarily good to watch, and still criminally underrated. There was a scene in the first film that got me thinking, and a short piece of fanfiction was the… Continue reading John Wick – review and fanfiction.
Tag: writing
A Backwell Ghost Story
I wrote this for a Year 8 class who were working on their own ghost stories. I wanted to take the everyday and turn it into something spooky! Enjoy... The Walkers of the Corridors: A Backwell Ghost Story They say you should never be on school grounds during the night of a full moon. Even… Continue reading A Backwell Ghost Story
The Calm before the storm of book 2…
Musing on waiting for feedback...
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…
Heartaches and Heart breaks
Hearts break easily, don't they? Especially when you're a teenager. While writing my first novel, I made several references to being a teenager, and the exquisite pain-pleasure of being a teenager in love. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't writing from experience! Teen love is an intoxicating thing. I fell in love twice… Continue reading Heartaches and Heart breaks
No time for reflection, but will anyway…
Busy, busy busy. But learned things this week. In this new, active writing state, if I don't write regularly, everything else suffers. Good diet and exercise make me feel better. Yoga makes me feel all stretchy and much more chilled. Ditto swimming. Work works better when all of the above are followed. Family and relationships… Continue reading No time for reflection, but will anyway…
Catching up
I've not blogged for a while, for a number of reasons (nothing bad or serious, just life getting in the way!) so I thought I'd break the drought by writing something today. I'm not sure what this post will be on, so bear with me! The past few weeks have been really busy. I've been… Continue reading Catching up
Plotting versus pantsing…a new approach for Book 2.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? This was the question that I, quite understandably, replied 'WTF?' to, back in 2006 when I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the first time. For the uninitiated, that basically means do you write a novel outline first, and then adapt it as you actually write… Continue reading Plotting versus pantsing…a new approach for Book 2.
Quick and dirty blog post: Sherlock Holmes, A Game of Shadows
For reasons too weird to get into here, I was reminded of my 2012 fixation with the Robert Downey Jr/Jude Law/Guy Ritchie Holmes fest that was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows last night. Anyone who knows me knows that I adore Sherlock Holmes in any incarnation, and the Guy Ritchie reimagining was no exception. So, I… Continue reading Quick and dirty blog post: Sherlock Holmes, A Game of Shadows
From Superwoman to Slummy Mummy: A life of day to day extremes.
No matter how hard I try, my life seems to swing from one extreme to the other. I'm not talking about anything major; the big stuff is in place (house, job, enough money to feed and clothe my dependents, a really good network of amazing friends and family), but the day to day running of… Continue reading From Superwoman to Slummy Mummy: A life of day to day extremes.
Fay Keenan 