It’s a very odd thing to look back at my list of blog posts and realise that I haven’t posted anything in almost 10 months! More than anything this has been because my work on my second book in the Source Stories series has pretty much ground to a halt. I love the concept andContinue reading “A writing crisis…?”
Category Archives: Writing musings
Indie author woes…
One of the hardest things as an indie author is getting people to believe in your book and you as a writer without a publishing house behind you. You know that your book is as valid and well written as many out there for sale in big named bookstores and just because your work hasn’tContinue reading “Indie author woes…”
Author Interview – External link
The author ST Sanchez recently did an author interview with me, which can be found over on her blog. It was a great opportunity to reflect on my writing and consider my approaches to the process of creating a book. Check it out if you’re interested in the book and my writing! Just a shortContinue reading “Author Interview – External link”
Lazy days + annual leave = …v little!
Another quiet week from me. Sorry, I really must get into a regular blogging habit – it’s just hard when there’s so many other things to think about on this writing journey. I intend to do better…we will see how long this lasts. I quite like the idea of using Sundays as an update day,Continue reading “Lazy days + annual leave = …v little!”
The dilemma of the indie book writer v reviewer…
I realise that I have been a little quiet for the last week or so and for that I apologise. It had been my intention to publish at least one blog post a week and I haven’t been entirely successful in this. For that, I apologise. So why have I felt unable to post? TheContinue reading “The dilemma of the indie book writer v reviewer…”
What I have learned this year…
Last night, I went to my writing group which is made up of teachers from across the region. It is run by a former lecturer/tutor on the course, who is undeniably passionate about writing and in particular, writing for pleasure. One of the exercises that we did was to reflect on this past academic yearContinue reading “What I have learned this year…”
Facing Fears
When I first conceived of the idea of writing a curriculum-supporting children’s novel, I has recently left the education world behind me. Making that decision to walk away from my single greatest focus and passion was gut-wrenching at the time, but I do not regret it for one second. Many people still ask me whetherContinue reading “Facing Fears”
The deep end
Having made this decision to self-publish, I am now having to confront my near-crippling fears that I’m not good enough. We all have anxiety (particularly when facing the unknown) but somehow I have managed to convince myself it’s a good idea to throw myself into the deep end and…I have just never been ANY goodContinue reading “The deep end”
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