I am again plunging into NaNoWriMo this year. I should concentrate on book three of my crime trilogy, The Delphic Murders - Killers Match, but as with all things writing it might be secondary to another 'bright and shiny project' - a prequel to my Rython series. I am...
When did you start writing? I started writing poems, very short plays and long letters as a young child. However, I started writing short stories in English about twenty years ago. Sharing and publishing them felt like opening a window to the world from my corner in...
I have once again taken advantage of our local Writer in Residence program hosted by my library. Last week, I attended a virtual presentation entitled Writing Three Dimensional Characters That Sing. It was a highly informational session. As writers we are always...
I am continuing with my 2021 goals and have submitted to magazines, contests and anthologies this year. It is not only a learning curve, but also a way to expand my writing skills. Every writing experience increases our skill set and knowledge. As writers we are...
It is that time of year again, I have been working with the Board members of my writing group to finalize details for our annual writing conference. As I am hosting an online session about blogging, I revised my presentation notes in readiness. The countdown is on! I...
Photo by Burak K on Pexels.com I don't normally track my blog statistics but it was interesting to see how my blog has grown over the last nine years. From a tentative start to promote my first children's book, Rumble's First Scare, to currently connecting with my...
Today's #AuthorToolboxBlogHop We are all vying for attention on social media and one of the ways we can get more exposure is to use hashtags. Put simply a hashtag is a label for content. It helps followers, who are interested in a certain topic, quickly find content...
Without the planned author interview blog post for today, I was curious to look at some of my past posts and came across this one from March 2014. It is quite eerie how relevant it is for today. We are fortunate to have the ability to connect with people from all over...
You have no doubt seen numerous authors sharing their books all across social media sites and readings from favorite books recorded for children in the last few weeks of social distancing. This sharing is the writing communities way of bringing some comfort to...