My house is quiet. Everyone is safely tucked in bed dreaming whatever their day-weary brains are regurgitating for them. Me? I think I’m going to let my brain dribble out through my finger tips. Just a little. My house is tidy. I’ve done a bit of admin and some other bits that needed me and […]
Category: Writing
Cross-training for writers
How are you all today? 3 days into 2012 and so far? What a great year! *insert cheeky grin* My last post was very broad and general – if it were a behind, it would not fit into the average aeroplane seat. We all know that the more specific your goals are, the more chance you […]
Read moreHopes & challenges… fertile soil for the DREAMS of 2012
Writing a new book? Not a problem. Cranking out a few articles per month? Completely do-able. Getting through my last 4 kid’s writing course assignments… Lovely fun. Working two jobs, being mom to 3 growing girls, being wife and home-maker? It’s part of what I’m built for. I could go on… My big challenge is […]
Read moreHoles in my head… *insert happy face here*
I finally know that it is true. There are holes in my head, the size of swiss cheese. But it’s okay. You see this morning I started novel #2. Where is novel #1 you might ask? On the shelf. For now. I had always harboured a secret hope that I wouldn’t be amongst all […]
Read moreThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Ok, so its been a while since I last posted. There is good news, bad news and some ugly news. The bad news? It’s been a while since I last posted. The good news? I’ve been scarce because I’ve been caught up in a writing project for these lovely people: http://onehope.net/ I guess you could say […]
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Hey! Hush and wait your turn.
Its quite normal for me to have 3 small people, AKA my kids, all talking to me at the same time at any given time of the day or night. Sometimes my brain successfully follows all three threads, and can produce reasonably intelligent responses at more or less the right times. Other times? Well, lets just say […]
Why I Want to Write Books
Pic borrowed from www.socialmediamom.com We got back from the library a few days ago and I got a punch in the gut that has me in a headlock. We get 19 books at a time and my 13yo disappears for two days only to re-emerge and ask what she’s supposed to read now. I was ironing […]
Life’s little luxury…
So I haven’t blogged for … 2 WHOLE MONTHS! Grief. What is happening to my life? I got to thinking the other day… Do I actually have the luxury of determining my own priorities? It certainly doesn’t feel like it. Rather, it seems I’m at the beck and call of everything and everyone else around […]
Read moreWrite for free?
So here is the conundrum for freelancers… You make a living by the words you successfully manage to string together. So do you ever write for free? No charge… Gratis… The first unsolicited article I wrote for All About Cats (a humour page) got me a polite email, informing me that they already had someone contracted to write their back pages […]
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Spectatoring, a fine line
Being a writer is a non-stop adventure of self-discovery. So here’s the latest clanger: The cat dies, everyone is heartbroken and a section of my brain detaches itself and starts chewing on… how would I write this? How do you adequately capture the depth of emotion brimming over in a kiddies heart that runs out in […]
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