Author Archives: blogaboutwriting

And breathe….

Posted on July 21, 2017

I’ve been absent from the blogosphere for 16 days! Where have I been? Well, in a nutshell, I have been helping my parents downsize and move house (quite possibly the most stressful thing I’ve ever done, partly because, even up … Continue reading →

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Wine Required!

Posted on July 5, 2017

I was up early this morning, despite being really tired because I can’t sleep when it’s so light! Is it just me? I know I shouldn’t be moaning (it’s SUMMER!) but even with the blinds down, the sun sneaks through … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Competitions, Events, Magazines, Short Stories, The People's Friend, West Midlands, Woman's Weekly | 2 Comments

Ten Tips for Editing Your Writing

Posted on June 25, 2017

As I may have mentioned before, I’m involved with an activity group for ‘seniors’ in Stratford these days, called Sunny Side Up – I take the Creative Writing Group – and a couple of weeks ago we looked at ‘editing … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Want to Be a Published Novelist?

Posted on June 13, 2017

Apparently, a major reason for not writing or finishing one’s novel, is FEAR. Fear that you can’t do it, fear that it won’t be as good as you’ve imagined, fear that your mum will read the sex scenes, fear that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Novels | Tagged | 20 Comments

The Benefits of Keeping a Diary

Posted on June 4, 2017

I was listening to Saturday Live on Radio 4 yesterday and there was an interesting item on ‘diaries’ (a subject close to my heart. I wrote about it once on the blog here). If you’re interested in diaries, there’s an … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind The Story: ‘Dinosaurs’

Posted on May 25, 2017

I have a story called ‘Dinosaurs’ in the current issue of Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special (out until around 5th June, after which, July’s edition will hit the shelves). Isn’t that a lovely illustration they’ve put with it? I got the … Continue reading →

Posted in Magazines, Short Stories, Successes, Woman's Weekly | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Ditching The Distractions = Get More Writing Done!

Posted on May 18, 2017

You could say that I’ve taken my own advice to an extreme: on Monday I resigned from my ‘day job’ (part-time but increasingly filling the hours and headspace that I need for my writing) and I’m not actually recommending that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Finding Time To Write, Successes, Woman's Weekly | Tagged , | 16 Comments