It was my Wednesday evening out at the Writers' Club last night (that was the 9th, if you' re reading this at the weekend). The g...

I hope the New Year has been kind to you all so far. Today I’m welcoming writer Linda Lewis to the blog. Linda is a very successful womag ...

Half way through the year already! What have I achieved so far? To date I have already exceeded my 2013 word count total; that was 23,03...

Getting back to the normal everyday routine is not going well. So this coming week I really must be tough with myself. Over the years I...

Happy 2017... I hope your Christmas went well. Today is very foggy and cold, so apart from a brief trip outside I've been indoors ...

Admittedly, first thing in the morning my motivation is poor, but once I've had breakfast, and my muscles have warmed up properly, my mo...

At the moment I'm working on a shorter project set in the late 1920's. 1920's Red Cloche Hat from Shaping The Body Exhibitio...

Thank you all for all your support and kind words recently, it encouraged and reminded me that sometimes I need to step back and relax and n...

Finally I can return to the second draft rewrite. I'm grateful to Patsy Collins for guest posting last week while I was very busy wit...

It's been a busy few months and apart from getting the short story finished and sent off, I've not had time to make any progress on ...

I'm always surprised to discover my editing skills have improved. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I have a short story that I wa...

As I've been attempting to revise a short story that has been sitting on my computer for a while - it won one of the writers club short ...

The first week back after major holiday times is always difficult for me. My regular routines are not all quite back in place yet. So I...

Yes, that's it, today I was able to write THE END at the bottom of chapter eighteen. I know there's still a lot to do, but that'...

I'm late posting today because I was grabbing some uninterrupted time to get on with finishing the last couple of chapters of my contemp...

I've been having a down day on my writing. You know those times when you think your writing is awful and you can never improve it? Wel...

I realised today that writing can be a bit like snakes and ladders. You work your way along the board and sometimes everything goes well, or...

I've been suffering since last week. Apple Tree in Spring I woke up last Saturday morning with a pain in my left foot- looked like...

My brain has decided that it needs a rest. I fit my writing in around the other demands of my life, so I have busy spells when I get very ...

It was very hot in Nottingham, Wednesday evening, and I think quite a few members of the writers club were at home watching tennis in the co...