If you read my blog post last week (if not, you can find it here) you'll recall that I'd made a promise to myself that I would take two days off per week from both writing and social media. I'd chosen, for various reasons, to make Sunday and Monday my "weekend". So, on Saturday night …
Continue reading Pulling the Plug ~ Two Days Without the Internet and How I Survived It!
A week is a long time in politics, as they say. Let's face it, in the current climate, ten minutes is a long time in politics. But a week can also be a long time in the life of an ordinary, everyday person, too. Like me. Looking back at my blog post last week, it …
My guest today is animal lover, avid reader, and author of uplit novels, Samantha Henthorn. Samantha has been a great supporter of this feature, so it's a real pleasure to welcome her today as she shares her five photos with us. I started following Sharon's Five Photos blog this summer, I'm a …
My guest sharing her five photos with me this week is award winning author, Hywela Lyn. Lyn, as she is known, spent most of her life in Wales, and the beautiful countryside and legends were what inspired her to write. Although she now lives in a small village in England, she is very proud of …
The guest sharing her five photos with me today on the blog is Pauline Barclay. Pauline is a familiar face to many, being not only a successful indie author, but also the name behind the Chill with a Book Awards - awards given to independently published novels after vetting from a group of readers who …
Officially, it's spring. Unofficially, well, it's anyone's guess. I think even poor old Mother Nature is getting a bit confused. One day it's thick snow and freezing cold, the next it's blue skies, sunshine and I'm turning the heating down (much to the relief of the gas company, I'm sure. Were we really in danger …
Continue reading Farewells and Fresh Starts ~ a Spring Newsletter
On April 1st, it will be five years since The Write Romantics were formed by Jo Bartlett and Julie Heslington. At the time, only one member of the group - Helen Phifer - had a publishing deal. Now, all ten of us are published and our writing careers have taken unexpected twists and turns. Most …
Continue reading Getting to Know: The Write Romantics ~ an Anniversary Special!
My guest sharing her five photos with us today is Julie Ryan. Julie is the author of a Greek island trilogy and a Christmas novel, and was kind enough to answer several questions for me earlier in the year. You can read that post here. Today, Julie's sharing the pictures that mean the most to …
2017 has been a surprisingly productive year, given that it started quite slowly - writing wise, that is. It ended up with five new publications! And, more than that, it became the year that I finally ventured out of my little box and headed out into the big, bad world, to see what lay outside …
Continue reading Looking Back on 2017 My Year in Pictures #amwriting
Sharing her five photos with us today is Liz Hedgecock. Liz grew up in London, England, did an English degree, and then took forever to start writing. After several years working in the National Health Service, some short stories crept into the world. A few even won prizes. The stories started to grow longer — and …
