Friday Snippets: Wildflowers
Been a while since I’ve done one of these, or blogged here. I’m starting to do the final edits on this book and getting it ready for publication via Amazon so here’s a...
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News, News and more news
Well….I’ve been a bad blogger and am on the blogger naughty step. There’s been so much going on that I always mean to blog then something else happens or I just don’t feel...
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The Game of Seven’s
I got tagged on Twitter. The rules were simple and as follows: Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript Go to line 7 Copy down the next seven lines/sentences as...
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Why I read
Books have always been a part of my life. My earliest memory of them was when I would have been around 4 or 5 years old. My Mum was heavily pregnant with my...
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The Writing End
Yesterday I finished the edits for Wildflowers. It’s a total of 87,000 words (383 pages). Knowing me I’ll probably go back and make a few extra tweaks – ever the perfectionist – but...
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Friday Snippet: Wildflowers
Nearing the end of more edits on Wildflowers and here’s a snippet from one of my main characters, Helena: The gun was heavy in my hand, the smoke still rising from the barrel...
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Child writers
Maureen Johnson, a YA author from the US, today posted this link abut parents who are helping their kids self publish their books. I was unaware that this was happening but shouldn’t have...
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Why I write
I’ve lately been contemplating why I write and why I desire to be published. I’m an avid reader, always have been, I’ve now expanded into eBooks and Audiobooks. (I’m listening to a chapter...
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Stop comparisions
Life is full of comparisons. We’ve all done it, we’re all aware of it yet most of us still continue with it. Some examples: If I was pretty like her then I’d have...
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Winner of Site Versatile Award
Well this was a lovely surprise. Margaret Alexander (@markedforpower) mentioned I had been awarded on her site The idea now is apparently to pass it onto 15 blogs and let them know. Now...
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