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Why you should NEVER give up

I have a coaster on the desk in my office. It reads: NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP.  So, lack of punctuation aside, of late it’s become my mantra. I tend to be a bit slack when it...

Snarking about synopses, Pt 2

Last month (March) I talked about the challenge of having to write a short synopsis for a ms I hadn’t even finished yet. Yes, I know: some people write outlines before they start...
Choc-Cross Buns, Flu and April’s reading list

Choc-Cross Buns, Flu and April’s reading…

What a month! School holidays, overindulging in Easter Eggs and Choc-Cross Buns (and even though there really could be 100 choc-chips in each bun as claimed, this chocoholic thinks...
Recent reads for March

Recent reads for March

And to finish up the March posts: recent reads this month… I recently had the great privilege to share coffee, great homemade muffins and chat about writing with a couple of...

Snarking about short synopses

I like to have everything nice and neatly tied up – and I’m not referring to bondage, either, just in case those of you who might read erotica etc were wondering. A finished...

The one with the whole banana

After Ceroc classes on Thursday nights, a group of fellow dancers (including myself) who need to unwind before heading home, head for a certain establishment that’s open 24/7...
Movie adaptations of novels

Movie adaptations of novels

And so the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter marathon has ended…(sob!) until I get my paws on the next in the series. Reading another old favourite this month: Robert Ludlum’s...

Writing to a deadline

Phew! Have had a busy couple of months trying to stick to a daily word count and write to a deadline. Since I’m currently unpublished but call myself a full-time writer, it’s...