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EPISODE 1: Early DaysAt eight years old, I decided that I was going to be an “authoress”. I wrote my first book when I was twelve. For some weird reason, it was set in Scotland even though I’d never been … Continue reading
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It has been a long time since I updated my blog…but I am back. OUR SITUATION:A lot has happened, not all of it good, much of it related to the health of my husband and me. And of course, Covid … Continue reading
What’s the difference between me (and other professional writers) and a professional athlete? You know, like those talented young folk now showing us their skills and brilliance at the Commonwealth Games? Let me tell you. I had to have a … Continue reading
I am recycling some old posts which may be of interest to new writers struggling with writing problems… The Problem: How do you write the boring bits between the interesting bits? In other words, how do you breathe the magic … Continue reading
I really don’t get this whole thing about not reading reviews of one’s own books. To me, that’s like writing into a vacuum. Most of us novel authors write because we love to create a story* — few would do … Continue reading
“Downton Abbey Continues Its Sadistic Streak Against Women” is the title of an article in Slate Magazine by June Thomas, and I’m afraid it annoyed me. Perhaps I’m not qualified to comment, as I haven’t seen the latest episodes of … Continue reading
Here is the present state of my career and my books: The Lascar’s Dagger (Trilogy name as yet undecided) Book One has gone to copy edit. Publication date expected to be early 2014. Book Two is being written. All … Continue reading
Last week, Rowena Cory Daniells tagged me to write a post about my “next big thing” by answering a number of questions. Which presented me with a problem: I certainly have a next big thing coming — my next trilogy, … Continue reading
I have always maintained that I can write anywhere. If I was the kind of writer who could only create in a silent study with the door closed, I’d never have been published. Me with my Mac in Perlis State … Continue reading
There’s been a bit of an internet discussion, sometimes quite heated, and some of it incredibly silly, about George R.R. Martin’s world as portrayed in his series that starts with Game of Thrones. You can read the main posts and … Continue reading