[This blog post originally appeared on the Christian Writers Downunder blog in July 2017]. I’m currently sitting on tenterhooks waiting for a competition to announce a winner - one of my manuscripts is up for best unpublished. I’m familiar with those tenterhooks, my manuscripts have been in that position before. It’s a great feeling – [...]
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Americans: a first-timer’s view
[This post also appeared on Robin Mason's blog over at https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/] Americans, a view from a first-time visitor Last year, I went to the USA for the first time and landed in Nashville. Not the first choice of US city by a travel documentary crew, but still – I love BBQ and majored in music [...]
Seven questions with … Jeanette O’Hagan
I'd like to introduce you to the people I've met on my writing journey. Going deeper into them is a great way to find out about some authors and their great stories. This time around, I'd like to introduce you to Jeanette O'Hagan, as part of the blog tour for her new fantasy novella Blood [...]
To my blog followers …
... thanks for supporting my writing journey by following my blog. I've got something to share with you: I've written a short story which I'm offering to subscribers of my newsletter as a thank you for signing up. If you'd like a copy as a thank you for following my blog, please send me an [...]
Celebrating the little wins …
I love seeing wins from other authors when they share them on social media. It’s great to see when people you know are launching a book or have signed a contract. It’s heartwarming to share in the big wins of award nominations or best-seller lists. It's encouraging to see colleagues (and friends) be recognised for [...]
Dive deeper into … home
Let's dive deeper into something we've all had experience with - good or bad. Home. I’ve been thinking a lot about home as a construct, and it’s such an emotive one. For many people, the word home brings to mind the feeling of safety and security; warmth or connection. For others, the word home reignites [...]
Seven questions with … Karen Sargent
I'd like to introduce you to the people I've met on my writing journey. Going deeper into them is a great way to find out about some authors and their great stories. I met Karen Sargent at the ACFW Conference in Nashville last year and her first book - Waiting for Butterflies - was launched [...]
Those who inspire me: great story ideas
There's a page on my web site and it's received some comments from people. It's the page that shows some of the things that I read that go on to inspire me. I haven't put it up there to be an online brag book; all it shows you is that I have a current library [...]
The layers of the writer, not the writing
[This blog post also appeared on the International Christian Fiction Writers blog.] In pursuit of improving my craft, I have been diving into the thoughts from a range of different authors to find out how they produce better stories. One thing I found common to many of them is an idea that our writing should [...]
Leibster Award – to encourage new bloggers
I’ve been nominated for the Leibster award by Christine Dillon - an all-rounder of an author with titles in non-fiction translated beyond her native English and fiction titles in the works. The Leibster Award This is how the Leibster Award works: it is an award given by bloggers to fellow bloggers and aimed to encourage [...]
