A writer’s life

To be a writer means to hunt for time. It means to be unsociable, hard to find, snarky and sulking. It means to turn down invitations to go out, openings to conversation, not to care about going for long walks in the autumn or spring, not to care if the house needs...

The way of shadows

I am reading this wonderful high fantasy book. I admit humbly that the only reason I picked it up while waiting for my husband at the bookshop was the cover. The assassin portrayed on it reminded me of the young Darth Vader from the new episodes of Star Wars. It is...

Testing the mike

Hi everyone. I have decided to start a writer’s blog to cheer myself on, track my writing and (hopefully) publishing career and connect to other readers and authors in the world. 🙂