Wanna-be or will-be?

by | Sep 1, 2012 | 10 comments

This week I received an email from one of my editorial clients. He’d submitted his work to the unpublished manuscript section of a literary competition. He intended to use the favourable reviews to help him launch his work as an i-view book. (I hadn’t...

Meet the “author”

by | Aug 25, 2012 | 8 comments

This morning I had the privilege of being the guest speaker at my local library. They’ve been having monthly “Meet the Author” sessions in honour of the Year of Reading.  As I’m a writer, but not yet an author, I didn’t expect anyone to...

You got shoes.

by | Aug 18, 2012 | 3 comments

Do you remember the little adage: I complained I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet? I had one of those moments the other day. I’ve been having a little debate with myself about the medication I’m on. Dr P says his aim is to keep me healthy for as...

Dear Ms Christie…

by | Aug 11, 2012 | 11 comments

When we were first married, and before the offspring arrived and used up our money, the Old Boy and I lashed out and bought the Agatha Christie collection. That’s right: all her stories gathered together in a delightful, hard-cover set. Not realising we were...

Silver, baby!

by | Aug 4, 2012 | 6 comments

The circle of life has spun around and, once again, we find ourselves immersed in the “limplicks”. (That is what my children used to call this event. I’m just being careful. The thing is so heavily sponsored by big corporations that in some cases...