I’m speaking to my local writing group next week about life as a traditionally published author and moving from writing as a hobby to a job. As such, I’ve been thinking about what being an author means and the best and hardest things about this career. Building a...
Hope is a theme in my next Second World War Two women’s fiction novel, The Secrets of Grey Oaks Hall. In both the historical and contemporary timelines, female protagonists hold to hope and the promise of better times ahead when life—and living it—are dark. Hope is...
Most of us take breathing for granted, exemplified by the expression “as natural as breathing.” Breathing is natural…until it isn’t. As some of you know, I have asthma, a chronic lung condition. Although my asthma is usually well-controlled, this autumn I’ve had a...
Some of us, like Tech Guy and Floppy Ears, can sleep anytime, anywhere. That’s not me. However, in the past month, I’ve slept better than I have in years. While I may never be a consistently “good sleeper,” I’m on track to becoming a “better” one. Sleep...
Instead of a regular blog post today, I have several bits of news to share, as well as an anecdote about an unexpected angel who brightened my day when I needed it. Make a cake featured in the The Sweetheart Locket Earlier this week, I wrote a post for Novel Noshing,...
Because #KindnessMatters. #gratitude
'll never regret following my mum’s best-ever advice: ‘If you’re going to say something nice, say it in writing’' https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/28/ill-never-regret-following-my-mums-best-ever-advice-if-youre-going-to-say-something-nice-say-it-in-writing?CMP=share_btn_tw
For #HolocaustMemorialDay2023. A reminder of ‘what discrimination, racism & hatred can lead to.’ #HolocaustMemorialDay
‘My sister and I fled Nazis as children – 22 of my relatives were killed’https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/27/my-sister-and-i-fled-nazis-as-children-22-of-my-relatives-were-killed-18150868/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.twitter via @MetroUK