writer and home-maker
At the end of last week I reached the end of the novel I was writing. Well, the first draft of it anyway. It's still rough and needs alot of editing, but I think that it is worth editing. Which is better than my previous one that I would need to completely re-write! So I'm... Continue Reading →
I set up my mailing list a few months ago and it's been inundated with spam sign-ups. Even with a double opt-in there are far far more sign-ups from email addresses that I think are spam. Reasons I think they're spam: 1) Overly complicated email addresses I could never imagine you telling someone over the... Continue Reading →
I am struggling at the moment - I know what I want to be (an author), but though I have a plan for how to get there I'm not there yet. I feel like I'm in an extended period of metamorphosis. It's nearly five years since I last worked in an office, and seven since... Continue Reading →
I find the beginning of the school year is always a good time to re-evaluate what I'm doing. To assess where I am in my plans and to realign them with where I am and where I want to go to. This year, as part of that I have been fleshing out my reasons for... Continue Reading →
I'm a private person: I don't shout about things that happen to me and I don't ask for help easily. Which makes it all the more difficult for me to promote myself. I prefer standing in the background, rather than being the centre of things. And yet I know that's what I'm going to have... Continue Reading →
Over the last few weeks, as well as relaxing over the summer holiday, I have been thinking through how to use the different broadcast methods I have. My newsletter is growing (sign up if you haven't already) and my Facebook author page is increasing in likes too. One hiccup that has made me rethink what... Continue Reading →
Since starting to write more seriously, and in so doing learn more about story structure, I find I'm reading more critically. And I can better articulate why I don't like something. I still need to work on understanding why things work well! This makes me slow down when I'm reading, and skip over less, so... Continue Reading →
The last few weeks I've mainly been working on three short stories - one as an exclusive for newsletter subscribers, and two to submit to other places. When/if they are published I will post links and tell you more about them. What I have learnt from doing this is that editing is hard work. I... Continue Reading →
I am launching a newsletter to let you know how my writing is going. I will send out a message once a month with an overview of how I'm doing, as well as something I've written. This maybe a short story, a character interview, or an excerpt from something I'm working on, and I expect... Continue Reading →
