Some years ago I was always one for entering competitions. I decided to give up after a while once I began to discover that I was paying more in entry fees than I was receiving any results. It was also around this time that I was persuaded to do something a bit different. There was […]
I’ve always been a bit of a tortoise when it comes to my writing. I have been writing for many years, mainly for the sake of pleasure, yet it has only been within recent years that I have taken my writing a bit more seriously. My husband has always been supportive (and surprisingly patient for […]
I’m sure we’ve all experienced those days when you want to write, but something is holding you back. Sometimes you are mentally drained; other times it may be physical. Then come those days when you are both physically and emotionally drained – your body is screaming out to you that enough is enough – you […]
Ever since my son could hold a pencil, he has been drawing and now at age thirteen, I continue to watch him. He has managed to draw some difficult things over the years, including Transformers and his latest faze is the people from Halo, but what is remarkable is that he can do it all […]
In 2005, I wrote my first novel from beginning to end. It was such a wonderful feeling to actually write those precious words ‘The End’. Some time later I gave it to a writing friend to read to see what she thought of it. ‘This is great – no brilliant’ was what she had written. […]
Some months ago I had been glued to my television screen. Like many Danes before me when The Killing was aired in Denmark, I had been eager to find out what would happen next. As expected of any good police drama, there were many plot twists and characters which meant any one of them could […]
Lately I’ve been spending a fair amount of time on social networks, so much time that I am almost becoming addicted to it. Being such a solitary occupation, it’s good to meet other writers, discover what they’re writing and joining in on discussion boards. The problem with all of this of-course is when does the […]
Recently I was asked to become a beta reader for a friend on-line. I jumped at the opportunity, but at the same time was uncertain on what exactly a beta reader was. I soon discovered it was just a fancy way of saying ‘critique partner’! I’ve critiqued before, but not enough to confidently voice my […]
Christmas is finally over, my mother has been and gone and now it’s time to concentrate on writing once again. January is always a trying month – with the children on school holidays I usually find it difficult to write, which is never a good start to a new year. For the first day of […]
Ah, NaNO! I seem to be spending every waking moment just thinking about it. I have to keep reminding myself not to panic. This is supposed to be fun remember? We’re now into week three and I feel the pressure is well and truly on. I felt I needed a break from it all and […]
