Summer Pursuits: recharging the batteries and the final push to the finish line
You may have noticed I didn’t blog last week. Sorry. Got distracted. Summer is here and that means the joy of being able to spend more time outside rather than at my desk, and as a result I’ve...
View Article5 things I’ve learned from writing book 2 of the trilogy!
Drum roll please…. I’ve just sent the manuscript of Against the Clock for final editing. Whoop, whoop! I’m beyond relieved! Despite the fact that this sequel has in reality taken a lot less time to...
View ArticleInterview with Editor, Joyce Bloemker
Writing book 2 of a trilogy turned out to be quite a task and part way through I realised I was really struggling and needed some help. As I’m a pantser not a plotter, I found I’d written a lot of...
View ArticleAgainst the Clock: Countdown to Publication – and a cover teaser!
When it comes to publishing a book, writing the thing is just one of the stages in the process! So while the manuscript is going through the final editing and proofing stages, I’ve been doing some of...
View ArticleAgainst the Clock (Livy: Book 2) – Available for pre-order NOW!
It’s official: the e-book version of Against the Clock is finally up for pre-order on Amazon – you can find it here. The pre-order will be fulfilled on publication day, Saturday 14th September, which...
View ArticleA Quiet Day with a Good Book
It’s been a crazy summer, with all the work that goes into getting a book written and published. Now that it’s done (the pre-order for Against the Clock is available now here, by the way!), I feel...
View ArticleA FREE book for Read an Ebook Day!
It’s definitely feeling a little autumnal here in rural Shropshire, which is sad as I love the warmer weather and there just hasn’t been enough summer for me this year! Nonetheless, I appreciate the...
View ArticleSept 2024 Quarterly Goal Review
They say that those people who create, write down and review their goals are far more likely to succeed than those who simply plan to do something ‘one day’. So, in the spirit of proving this to be...
View ArticleSomething to Smile About: all about gratitude
This year has flown by, mostly I suspect because I’ve been devoting a lot of time to doing the same few things over and over (including writing, of course). For a good chunk of the year, I felt as if...
View ArticleEquestrian Author Interview: Joyce Bloemker
Regular readers of this blog may remember my previous interview with Joyce in her capacity as my developmental editor for Against the Clock, but this month sees the publication of Joyce’s own debut...
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