2025 beckons. What have I achieved this year and what will I do next?

Hi, everyone and happy Boxing Day. As is customary for this time of the year, I’m looking back and forward. First of all, what did I do this year? I published two novels. Where’s Lizzie? and The Adventures of Kalyn … Continued

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Maybe you were right. A short story for Christmas 2024.

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago now, for a competition. It didn’t win, or even get a mention but I’ve had a few good reactions whenever I post it. The story deals with the magic of Christmas, seen … Continued

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A lament, for all the stories I’ll never finish.

I’ve been writing full time now for over eleven years and I’ve started a lot of stories that I haven’t got around to finishing. And in some cases, I don’t think that I ever will. Every now and again, I … Continued

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The best line wot I wrote.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Don’t forget to click the link to see what everyone else has to say on this week’s subject. It’s at the end of my post. What’s the best … Continued

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It’s a Wrap. NaNoWriMo is over for another year.

All done. In the end, I managed to write just over 61000 words in the month. The first draft is now with my editor and I’m eagerly awaiting her verdict. Obviously, I don’t want to give too much away about … Continued

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The best read, this year

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Don’t forget to click the link to see what everyone else has to say on this week’s subject. It’s at the end of my post. What’s the best … Continued

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NaNoWriMo 2024. Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 4.

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, Andorra Pett Meets her Match. As I won’t have time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, so that I … Continued

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