Category My life
Sharing my #PrizeWinning #ShortStory
A good story is a good story, no matter the genre or setting. What makes a good story? For me, it’s the human element – characters with depth: emotions, flaws, loves, hates, goals and challenges. Yes, a great plot helps, but if it’s just a clever story or concept without great characters, I can perhaps […]
5 reasons to write #SpecFic (#SF, #Fantasy, #Paranormal etc.)
There are so many genres for authors to explore, I’ve been asked more than once why I write SpecFic, so I thought this was a good time to explore some reasons. On purely commercial grounds: 1.SF and Fantasy are right up there amongst the best selling genres, right after Romance and Thrillers. This makes them […]
Everything is happening at once! #Bookbubfeatureddeal #excerpt #cancersurgery
Life has gone mad, as it does sometimes, and I have so much going on, it’s a challenge. Just as well I thrive on those! Top of this list is the sudden appearance of date with a surgeon, next Friday. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer a couple of months back. It’s slow growing and […]
Surviving #StormAmy
I had planned on another book review this week, but the last few days have been rather taken up with pre-empting property damage, and managing everyday chores, during our first major storm of the year: Cyclone Amy – the product of Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda churning close to each other, causing a rapid pressure […]
Brief #blogging hiatus
Life has taken over for a short while – it’s the peak of competition season and I simply don’t have the time to devote sufficient attention to producing quality blog posts, so there will be a short break in my publishing series and general updates. If you’re not familiar with my day job: this was […]
More #garden pics, and big #blogging news
Life and work have taken over, as they do, so a quick catch up on garden pics to show you what we are enjoying at the moment. And big news at the end… Crocosmia lucifer in front of echinops globe thistle (not quite in colour yet) and lavatera behind. We have quite a few rose […]
#Gardening in the #ScottishHighlands
Another busy week, another update on the garden. Oh, and the WIP! Yes, I’ve found a few small gaps in my schedule for writing, and I’m thrilled to say I have started work on the climax scene. That leaves under 2 chapters to go until FRAGILE is complete. I’ve loved working on it, although not […]
More #garden pics #ScottishHighlands
More pics from the garden this week as the colour continues to develop with the glorious weather we’ve had. The ceanothus is such an intense colour To either side, the escallonias are in flower Behind this, you can see the Sambuca ‘Black Lace’ with its pretty pads of pink flowers The other side of these, […]
When do you write?
Another brief post this week as I am still working away. My inspiration is a weird change in my writing time. I’ve managed a few paragraphs at the end of the evening, after business is concluded. I’m happy enough, because these days I’ve accepted that lots of small bits of writing add up, and before […]
Work trip and more #garden pics
I’d planned on a more interesting post this week, but life has taken over. I’m away for an extended work trip, and I had to deal with another round of litigation threats from that company who objected to my posting about my experiences with them, because I dared name them! They’ve annoyed me enough, even […]
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