Anxiety, blogger, narrowboats, reading, Support

Mistakes can be embarrassing… Day 267

Sunday 14th April Day 267 As the weather is nice this morning we crack on with the painting and manage to get one half of the rails painted and then run out of filler and then the weather takes a turn so we back down and will crack on another day but it’s getting there.… Continue reading Mistakes can be embarrassing… Day 267

authorlife, diy, NarrowboatDIY, self doubt, Support

Thanks for the support… Day 191

Monday 29th January Day 191 Thanks to everyone who has been encouraging me and offering support after a little moan recently.  A memory came up on Facebook and i was saying exactly the same a last year so it’s obviously a winter thing. It's muchly appreciated 🙂 It’s floor day ((Make sure you use your… Continue reading Thanks for the support… Day 191

Adapating, Anxiety, indieauthors, inspiration, mentalhealth, Motivation, Support, Taking control

Topping up my author batteries, finding inspiration and the mental health benefits of showing up!

Hi, I’ve been thinking a lot about CVs – mainly because I’ve had to update mine and is there anyone, anywhere, who likes updating a cv? Also, the job market is a bit dire to say the least. ((Well, who wants a 46-year-old, menopausal woman who writes about dragons, fantasy worlds, serial killers and creates… Continue reading Topping up my author batteries, finding inspiration and the mental health benefits of showing up!

collaborations, Friendship, lockdown, Motivation, self-published, writing groups

Working together during lockdown

So, this month I’m delighted to share that I will have another book published! ((Show off)) Now, I cannot claim the full word count as this has been another collaborative project with my writing group. Last year we published a book, Burning Old School Ties. This new book has been written by a coven of… Continue reading Working together during lockdown

Am writing, Characters, research, Support, Uncategorized, writing groups

How to portray a character? What character research do you do? LGBTQ+ characters.

This week I wanted to talk about character research. What forms of research do you do for the characters in your story? The first thing I do is go to the good old favourite - the internet search. But lately, I’ve found myself thinking more about one of my characters, which will be part of… Continue reading How to portray a character? What character research do you do? LGBTQ+ characters.