Writers have their own schedule, their own way of completing the wordcount and getting to THE END of a novel. Here are my thoughts...
Category: On writing
Book Reviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
In a world of wonderful book reviewers, there is often just one who isn't...
The Rise and Rise of Hens’ Lit
Hens' Lit - books my mum would have read with a smile...
So you want to write a novel?
Writers are often asked to give advice about writing novels. Here are my thoughts...
Holding out for a hero….
Are the male protagonists in romance novels too good to be true? Or is it possible to take them into our hearts?
New name, new genre, same author…
New novels coming in May. Introducing Elena Collins' The Witch's Tree...
The stunning locations shine from the pages of The Golden Girls’ Getaway
Here's a blog post about the beautiful settings for The Golden Girls' Getaway as they travel across the UK . I've included a few quotations from the book too...
On the importance of writing groups – and a short story.
My blog post is in praise of local writing groups. I can't recommend mine highly enough. And a short story. that I wrote for my last group...
When neighbours become good friends…
I wrote The Golden Girls’ Getaway about three women, Vivienne, Mary and Gwen, who are neighbours in a house in London. Vivienne, 72, occupies the top flat, Gwen the ground floor, and Mary, the oldest resident at 80 years old, lives in the basement. Throughout the lockdown situation, they have become more supportive to each …
Travels and Tales in Wonderful Wales
It’s great to get away: even though I love my house and I have so many jobs lined up – electrics, oiling floors, fixing holes in ceilings, so much gardening (sighs!!) – it’s so lovely to take a break. It was Big G‘s birthday, and although I have several ideas for new books in the …
That quintessence of dust 