Feb 12, 2013
Is romance getting harder? No, no, no, I’m not talking about 40 Shades or any other semi sado nonsense, that’s not romance, that’s just mindless titillation when compared with the enduring, gut wrenching, emotional tension of a well written love story. Living in an...
Jan 29, 2013
Last week I was tagged by Laurie Gilbert to take part in The Next Big Thing. This is a viral blog chain which apparently you ignore on pain of death!! So here I go answering the questions … 1 What is the working title of your next book? LONDON CALLING 2 Where...
Jan 21, 2013
Do you feel time is running away with you? Are you frustrated that there are things you wanted/want to do that you never seem to have time for? A renovation project? A trip to Machu Picchu? Retraining as an acupuncturist? A puppy with your name on it at the rescue...
Dec 24, 2012
This is just to say Happy Christmas to my followers and thank you for taking an interest in my blog over 2012. I hope you all have a lovely, restful holiday period and a very Happy New Year too. Apologies to those of you who are waiting for my next novel, there is a...
Dec 7, 2012
‘Use the senses,’ they say on creative writing courses. It’s like a mantra: ‘Sight, Smell, Sound, Touch, Taste. Include reference to these in your writing and you can’t go wrong.’ I can already ‘sense’ you twitching with excited anticipation, and indeed there is some...
Sep 27, 2012
I’m never one to toe the line and I may be flogging a dead horse, but as you know I am fascinated by language, so in this post I am going to look at the real meaning behind some of our most commonly used idioms and expressions. I will leave no stone unturned to get to...
