Hot and Hectic at Royal Holloway
Hi everyone. I apologise, haven’t blogged for ages as, along with some Life Stuff, I’ve been trying to finish a book. It’s been a funny old year and not without its challenges but things cheered up with the Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference. I’m just back. Not entirely sure it’s revived my flagging writing mojo but […]
Books, Books, More Books and Going OutOut
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The tree’s up (here’s Ralph doing quality control) so it’s time for the traditional round up of the year. 2022 had its ups and downs. The good stuff involved getting three books out, having several short stories accepted by The People’s Friend and signing to Bloodhound Books. The Harper Collins […]
A Giddy Gadabout Part 2
Part 2 of being a giddy gadabout nearly didn’t happen. Ralph-Spaniel has been poorly with an ear infection and then became really poorly. He went downhill rapidly, threw up a huge fistful of grass (oh the delights of dog owning) and refused to eat. This is very unlike Ralph as he’s a foodie and permanently starving so […]
A Giddy Gadabout Part 1
Brace yourself campers. This is a long one! This month I signed up to do NaNoWriMo. I promised to write 50,000 words during November. That means roughly 2,000 words a day. As the current work in progress stands at about 50,000, I thought it might give me the incentive to get the first draft finished. https://nanowrimo.org/ I didn’t […]
Love, Laughter and the Suitcase of Doom: Part 2
So, to the Suitcase of Doom. I’ve had a grin plastered on my face all week from memories of the conference. Lots of catching up with old friends done, lots of opportunities to make new ones and get to know those only previously known online. It was a fantastic weekend. I wish I could say […]
Evonne Wareham’s Train of Thought: writing cave/s
Please welcome the wonderful, award-winning Evonne onto the blog. She’s here to talk about her writing cave. Or rather, her writing caves as she has more than one. As I’m typing this sitting downstairs instead of in my study as usual (poorly dog) I understand. I’ve decided I’d like to move in with Evonne, as her […]
2016 – off to a great start!
I hope you’ve all had a good Christmas and New Year. I don’t know about your house but this one always feels so much fresher and cleaner when all the cards and decorations have been tidied away. I’m a bit superstitious though, so I’ve left the wreath up on the front door. With all the […]
Well well, it’s Benedict Cumberbatch – and Jan Ellis!
We’ve got Jan Ellis here today, sharing her writing cave in the beautiful city of Wells. Benedict Cumberbatch fans sit up and take note! Hello Georgia and thank you for inviting me to tell you about my writing space. Readers of my novellas might be disappointed to learn that I don’t compose in a bijou French […]
Snuffly noses on the sofa
Fellow RNA member Jane Lovering is here today, sharing her writing cave. Looks like it’s been invaded. Another writer with dogs. I think I need to do another series of guest blogs – on the theme of me and my dog! I used to have a lovely writing cave. Well, it wasn’t so much a […]
French Kissing with an Accent
The lovely Lynne Shelby is with us today. Tell us about your writing cave, Lynne … For years I wrote anywhere – on a kitchen counter while cooking, in the car while waiting for daughters to come out of ballet lessons, in the staff canteen at work – but when my eldest moved into her […]
