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!

Motivation, Rejection, routine, Taking control, Uncategorized, writing goals

2020 you started so well… a routine amid the chaos… taking back control

Well we have been in lockdown for a while now and I don’t know about anyone else, but it took until mid-May for me to finally find my feet in the new world we find ourselves in. I still sometimes wonder what the hell happened. One-minute life was running along nicely, I’d had a few… Continue reading 2020 you started so well… a routine amid the chaos… taking back control

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.

Am writing, Beta readers, Pen name, Pseudonym, Uncategorized

To Pseudonym, or not to Pseudonym? How can Beta readers help you?

I’ve been asked a few times why I have a pseudonym or pen name, alias, whatever you prefer to call it. I will go with pen name. ((that’s because you cannot spell pseudonam… )) HA! You cannot spell it you mean… ((hey change that back. I totally spelt that correctly)) nope, the power of the… Continue reading To Pseudonym, or not to Pseudonym? How can Beta readers help you?

Anniversary, blogger, Bucket List, Submissions, Uncategorized, writing

Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, Bucket List, and Anniversary

Well, after the disappointment of last Saturday – the skydive was called off due to bad weather, we finally got the chance to do it yesterday… quite a lot happened so I might turn it into a little short story for next week’s blog 😊 It was awesome!!! What a rush, loved it, and cannot… Continue reading Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, Bucket List, and Anniversary