Some of my favourite romance novels across the genre Continue reading
A love letter
How do you thank someone for being the love of your life? Continue reading
New Year’s Absolutions 2019
Those who have followed my blog for a while will know I don’t write New Year’s Resolutions. I do set goals from time-to-time, but the pressure we place on those resolutions can be stifling at best and paralysing at worst, and I refuse to start off a sparkly new year by tainting it with pressure. … Continue reading
The home stretch of sabbatical life
Approaching the end of a year-long sabbatical Continue reading
So, what exactly is #chicklit?
I published my first novel nearly a year ago and I’m about to publish my third. Something I’m often asked—and something I need to define as an author—is what genre I write in. The long answer is ‘Contemporary Women’s Fiction’, but as this broad category also includes authors like Liane Moriarty and Jodi Picoult, whose … Continue reading
Character Description Must-Haves
Originally posted on K.M. Allan:
There’s a lot of elements that go into writing a book, and each one has their own set of must-haves. Take character descriptions, for example. Obviously, the easiest way to create a picture in someone’s mind is to list the physical characteristics. Often it’ll be something like; “She was…
A desk with a view
Being on sabbatical means being able to work anywhere… Continue reading
Could be anywhere…
Long-term travel and ordinary days… Continue reading
Traveller vs Tourist: Things that make you go, hmmm
Sometimes – only sometimes – I am a tourist not a traveller Continue reading
Guest blog post on Highlands2Hammocks
My guest blog post about Ireland for Highlands2Hammocks Continue reading