So, I have been thinking about how emotional writing is, one day you think you have the best story in the world, next minute you question if you have just stolen the ideas and try and mentally scroll through every book or film you have ever seen to see which one you have stolen! Phew I think I am okay, I think it is true that most ‘original’ stories have been told, we are just retelling them in a different way with different characters – I can live with that. I think the answer to days like this is just get on with it, get your story down and what will be will be, as long as you are enjoying the process, who cares! Well this is the mantra I am living by and I hope it works for others. Life is about enjoying yourself. I said at the start I felt I had found a passion and 3 weeks in this is still true, I cannot ever see myself not writing. When I have to stop writing my book, to go to work (Sigh) I feel like I am pressing pause on a film and I just want to FINISH IT, I am trying not to get frustrated as like most people I have bills to pay and sadly no publishers have yet sent me an advance cheque (rude). Anyway I have written 1,263 words this morning so happy with that, signing off now to go to work (double sigh) have a good day 🙂
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I live in Nottinghamshire, after living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales. I enjoy reading, writing (of course), travelling, socialising and my new interest is… Kayaking!
So far in my writing journey…
A Christmas Wish is my third self-published story, which came about after I’d published a Game of Souls in December 2018. I had a lovely chat with a friend of my Aunties, he asked me to write a Novella about a nice spirit. This led to me writing ‘A Christmas Wish’.
My short story, A night lost to the past, won third place in the Newark Book Festival 2018 writing competition, which was run by the Fosseway Writers group. This was well received, and many readers asked me to develop and expand the story. I completed regular instalments, which I published each week on my blog. It is now available as an eBook. In 2020 I’m planning to further develop this story into a novel, which will be set in Newark on Trent, in the present day and also in the English Civil War.
I'm currently submitting my psychological thriller to agents and publishers. I’m planning to write a series based predominately in York, Jersey, and New Zealand. Book one and two are finished, book three will be finished in 2020; hopefully!
In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time there I wrote a journal about our 42-day adventure. This will be published in early 2020.
I started a blog at the very beginning of my writing journey, it tracks the ups and downs of trying to get published. I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’ I will let you find out about him when you read it!
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