Standing Still

Often there is a moment which spurs a myriad of thoughts. When they weave together, I begin to create my blog. There is no concrete theme just a moment when I think of something and it burgeons into something greater. Due to a nasty virus (not Covid) I’ve been standing still the last two weeks.

The Sanctuary of Nature

Much has been written lately about the value of a garden, a green space, somewhere to be to ease away the aches of modern life. I believe greatly that the our natural world is one to be valued because I genuinely believe it does offer us sanctuary. A place to slow down the frenetic vibrations

Self Belief

Today is a big day for me. I have finally had the courage to press the submit button for my first novel, Out of the Blue. It now awaits approval from Amazon before hopefully going live on Kindle ebooks. I cannot express enough the appreciation, I have for all those who have shared my journey,

Bringing the Words Alive

I am excited that my novel Out of the Blue will soon take on a life of its own and be published. Taking the decision to self publish was no easy one but for me it felt right. It has been a huge learning curve. No matter how much you read and digest about the

The Spirit of the Word

Writing is a wonderful thing to do. That is when it is going well. When it isn’t, it’s teddy in the corner time. That’s where I have been these past weeks. With teddy in the corner. I have since emerged, and am back to tapping the keys. Started something new and starting to feel the

Romance

Recently a friend asked me, ‘exactly what is it you are writing?’ I said it was about loss and love. Rolling her eyes, she said ‘oh, romance then.’ Asking her if that was a bad thing she thought love was a bit done and couldn’t I come up with something more exciting. We laughed and

Tough Solitude

Writing comes from the heart. The words flow easily and the page becomes a full tummy. You gorge on them until you can no longer cram anymore in. Feeling satisfied is entirely solitary. Though the joy and immense pleasure over spills into the senses and you are drenched in nectar. The task complete. The edit

A Beginning

I’m working on a story line based on the past charging into the present. I have been led by Edward, he is the male lead. The love of his life chose a different path and he was left. Broken and lost he found his way back and built a new life. Haunted by the past,

Prickly Pear

Writing, I have known for a longtime is an exercise in endurance and adaptability. For the last week I have been struggling with taking a story about Edward, a character from my first book forward. Growing his story which spoke to me whilst I was writing Daisy’s story. He is no longer speaking to me

Inspiration

Iris Murdoch said, ‘Starting a novel is opening a door on a misty landscape;you can see very little but you can smell the earth and feel the wind blowing.’ The photo above I took on a wild autumnal day some time ago. I love images which spark words so here are the words it sparked.