Reading Responses
Last week we attended a concert of classical music performed by the South East London Orchestra. We heard some stirring Mendelssohn, a very interesting piece by Fung Lam and Dvorak’s crowd pleaser, the...
View ArticleGuest Etiquette: bring flowers
I’ve done a bit of guest blogging over the past few weeks. I’ve been thrilled to appear on the blogs of far more experienced writers than me and I didn’t want to behave badly or hang around too long...
View ArticleTime to Retreat
We’ve all got our special writing places in our homes, rented office space, local cafés and libraries, but how often do we take ourselves completely out of our comfort zones and spend time in different...
View ArticleStarting Points
Recently I was prompted to revisit the start of my otherwise completed second novel. I am indebted to Cate Hogan http://bit.ly/1QIYuhd for her insights into creating interesting characters, which...
View ArticleCan we talk? Dialogue, and how to get it right.
Writing realistic dialogue is tricky. It’s a skill that comes naturally to those lucky people who have an ear for convincing dialogue and can produce it effortlessly, but most of us have to practice,...
View ArticleAnother Life. How regression helped my creativity
We fiction writers already know how life experiences can inform our creativity. How getting lost in an unfamiliar town or eavesdropping on a quarrel can ignite that light bulb; how the unexplored...
View ArticleLost for Words? Look no further…
After the death of my father some years ago I became the curator of the family photographs. Dad and Mum had collected them throughout their lives, stuffed individually and often anonymously into boxes...
View ArticlePublication Day!
Champagne for breakfast today! My second novel, Breaking News, is now available to download. Paperback to follow shortly. Breaking News Television producer Sara Cassidy has her life all mapped out. She...
View ArticleI’m guesting on the Romantic Novelists’ Association blog today
RNA Blogspot Read about my writing journey and why I write about what I know.
View ArticleWriting Groups: do you need one?
I’ve been a member of a writing group for almost ten years now and I can’t tell you how valuable it’s been. The comments and criticisms I’ve received have been very helpful and the regular input and...
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