March 12, 2022 Writing books, cancel pre-order, disappointment, dreams, goals, hope, Undertow

This feels yucky…

Today, I have to do one of the yuckiest things I’ve ever had to do in my author career. But before we get into that, let’s back up a bit. Imagine you’ve invited friends to come for tea and cake. Not just any cake, but your special grandma’s-secret-recipe-insert-your-favorite-cake. You’ve spent the morning mixing and stirring […]

May 11, 2014 Lifehack, Writing books, goals, manuscript, words, work

Lifehack & Peanuts

Happy Mommy’s Day to all the mommy’s who may be reading this! It’s been a week since I became a Lifehack contributor. In that time, I’ve had 3 articles published and I’ve been assigned another that I’m working on. This is good and bad! Writing for them is like eating peanuts… it is very hard […]

May 7, 2014 Writing fruitfulness, goals, hope, inspiration, productivity, vision, waiting, work

Lifehack: My first post! Woohoo!

Hello friends, How are you all today? It’s voting day here in SA, the weather is fine and my first post is up on Lifehack. You can find it here: 10 Reasons Waiting is Good For You. If you’re a regular visitor to Doodles, you’ll know that this is a recurring theme in my life […]

April 23, 2014 NaNoWriMo, Publishing, Writing books, creating, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, kids, life, manuscript, novel, productivity, progress, words, work

Being a Prolific Writer

The word ‘prolific‘ is one I’d love to be labelled with… Oh look, she’s turned out another bestseller book! What a prolific writer she is… I’ve aimed at ridiculous wordcounts per day, I’ve pantsed and plotted and settled into a happy combination of both. I’ve changed my sleeping habits, tried NaNoWriMo, read a ton […]

March 31, 2014 Author Interviews, Publishing, Writing books, dreams, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, productivity, publishing, work

I’m grateful to…

In the big scheme of things, getting one book accepted by a publisher does not mean that I’ve arrived as an author. I’m fully aware of that. But it is a milestone worth celebrating and as part of that, I’d love to acknowledge some of the people who have helped me along the way. One […]

March 18, 2014 Family Stuff, Publishing, Writing books, dreams, family, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, inspiration, Jesus, kids, manuscript, novel, publishing, vision

Cover Reveal … Finding Mia

I clearly remember meeting my Hayley for the first time. Labor took 4,5 hours (short compared to most), a few pushes and some tugging. Then they handed me this squishy bundle of wrinkled skin – pale, blueish and not too charmed at facing the big world. I was smitten. To me, there’d never been anything […]

January 24, 2014 Odd bits & pieces, Writing books, fiction, goals, God, inspiration, novel, words

Published? No… Available to read? Yes!

Friends, this is Shackles. You know, the one I thought would be paying the bills 2 months after penning ‘the end’? Yeah that one… I wouldn’t call it published, I prefer to think of it as being available online to be downloaded, read and (crosses fingers) enjoyed. It is slowly filtering through the system and should […]

January 22, 2014 Family Stuff, Prophetic words, Writing Christianity, creating, creativity, deadlines, desire, dreams, family, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, humour, inspiration, life, manuscript, progress, publishing, waiting

2014: Syncing and Downloading

I’ve had this post regarding new years resolutions brewing for weeks now and I thought it would be best to get it out before January is over. Good plan, yes? Did you make any? How is that working out for you? I don’t do resolutions for the simple reason it’s like drawing a line in the […]

November 12, 2013 NaNoWriMo, Writing books, creating, creativity, deadlines, dreams, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, manuscript, novel, priorities, productivity, progress, words, work

Na-NOOOOOOO!-WriMo

I signed up for Nano again this year. Can you read the stupid tattoo on my forehead? Yeah, thought so. You see, I write slowly. For a slow writer to sign up for Nano is like being lactose intolerant at an all-you-can-drink-milkshake bar. Sooner or later there will be pain and suffering. Right now […]

September 22, 2013 Family Stuff, Theatre, Writing creating, creativity, dancing, dreams, family, fiction, focus, fruitfulness, goals, God, hope, humour, inspiration, Jesus, kids, manuscript, novel, productivity, publishing

265 in… 100 to go

My diary informs me that today is the 265th day of 2013. There are 100 days until another year bites the dust. Its enough to make my head split in half. I’ve been scarce here, I know. I do poke my nose in to check up on you every so often. Quietly, like a mouse. […]

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