Write what you care about
You write because you care about writing and you care about what you write. I’ve met so many people, heard so many stories that have made me sit up and say WOW. Really! You survi
Welcome Mick Arnold – Author of latest novel A Wing and a Prayer
Please welcome Mick to my blog. Mick is a hopeless romantic who was born in England and spent fifteen years roaming around the world in the pay of HM Queen Elizabeth II in the Roya
Frozen – in time or space
Cars, grass, trees were all frozen today, and its nearly end of April! Mind you, back in ‘76, yes, I can remember that long ago, (but of course I was just a babe in arms). Anyh
Write at the beginning
The beginning is the best place to start. Flying pigs and snorting angels – is it that obvious? Not always. I suggested why to start with the end in my previous blog. But then
How do I write a novel?
Someone posted they would like to know how to start out writing a novel. Another post asked : can you be taught to write a novel? Reaction to the above: Boy, what loaded questions.
Private: Why write?
We are all shaped by our childhood experiences. It is the path we choose that will make the difference. As a small child my grandfather told me stories. They weren’t memorable, b
Amazing editor
Received an email from my Editor (can I say that – my Editor?) She wrote that she has put in a request for a contract. Really. Is this for real?
What happened next…
After initial communications with the President/Editor-in-Chief – another real live editor sent an email asking me to send the full manuscript – to properly evaluate!At this po
They are passing it on
They are passing it on! It’s actually got past go! Impossible, right? But it happened. I instantly began building a very high wall along with knitting a steel suit of armour wait
Luck on my side
Sometimes you can change your luck as you are about to find out…. Here we are, back to my initial enquiry with a publisher – months passed, and rejection loomed. Then something