Dinosaurs, and all that old stuff
I’ve just finished creating a lesson about dinosaurs, so they are on my mind. I told someone the other day that one of my childhood nicknames was ‘Diplodocus’ and they thought I should use that as my pen name from…
Keeping it brief
Hello everyone, This will be a very brief entry today, as it’s been a rough week full of time-eating problems and deadlines all coming along at the same time like fleas on a dog. As you may know, my ‘other…
Extra! Newsflash!
LIVE LAUNCH of KALEIDOSCOPE Today (May 9th 2021) at 8 pm British Summer Time (3 pm EST) I will be part of the live launch for the Kaleidoscope anthology. As you know, I have two stories in this. Early Advanced…
Not what I’d planned
There was a discussion in a writing group on Twitter this week about Planning vs Pantsing when writing. I’m not gonna lie, I’m not much of a Planner when I write. I would tend far more towards the Pantser side…
Sing me a Story
I have as much musical talent as a broken guitar string. One that is lying in a dusty and forgotten patch of mould at the back of an old stage in a derelict village hall where the band hasn’t practised…
Scenes of storm-crushed daffodils
You have probably heard the saying that Ireland often has all four seasons in any one day. This is often true, and it certainly has been true this week. To a point. The problem, this week, is that three out…
The secrets we keep
First! Exciting news: The cover for Dear Isobel is done!! Following on from last week, everything came together so well, and with the combined efforts of people in four different countries across the globe, we have the most beautiful cover…
Judge the book
Things have been moving along quickly this week. We’ve been giving serious thought to the cover of Dear Isobel. Some parts of it are easy – I have a friend who is a photographer, and he, being a photographer, knows…
A Tough Edit
We had some more tree work done yesterday. One of the reasons we fell in love with our property is that is has lots of huge and very mature trees. However, over the years, we have learned that old trees…
A Flash of Inspiration
Hello! Happy Friday! (I have to admit, Fridays aren’t too special for me, as I work over the weekend at my teaching job, but hopefully you are all enjoying a Friday feeling.) I’ve been thinking a bit more about where…
