writing

  • Another Thank You!

    A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned how overwhelmed I was at the support I’ve received from the blogging community in spreading the word about my new book. And it’s still coming! Thank you. The wonderful Robbie Cheadle kindly invited me to feature on her blog as a guest. In the post, I included an…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    And the moral of the story is not to call your cat…

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  • It’s Friday at last. I hope you’ve had a good week. If you’d like to feature as a guest on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and non-fiction pieces of up to 1500 words and poems of up to 40 lines. If you can also send me a photo and a…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know about your MONEY. This week, I want to know what you think about RULES. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word RULES in it somewhere? Here are your MONEY stories from last week: Kim Smyth:…

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  • The lovely Sarah Evans, author, freelance writer and avid crafter, invited me to do a guest post about my book last week. In the post, I gave a brief overview of my book and included an extract from the book about rejection: Rejection is part and parcel of a writer’s life. I could paper my…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Just a slight difference…

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  • Guest Blog Post

    I’ve been completely overwhelmed with the support and help the wonderful blogging community has given me with my new book, Publication Guaranteed (Well, Almost!). Last week, the lovely Sue Vincent invited me to appear on her blog: I’d always loved writing, right from when I was a little girl and I was sure I was…

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  • Last week, I was delighted to be interviewed by author, Sacha Black on her podcast, The Rebel Author Podcast. We spoke about how I was her writing tutor when she first started out many moons ago with The Writers Bureau, as well as about my new book and how writers can make money from readers’…

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  • Guest Blog Post

    Last week, I announced the results of my short story competition. To read the wonderful winning story, please click here. It got me thinking about my guest blog post slot I used to have a while ago, featuring stories and poems from fellow writers. I’d like to kick-start it again. So if anyone would like…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know about your SLEEP. This week, I want to know about your EVENING. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word EVENING in it somewhere? Here are your SLEEPY stories from last week: Ritu: Sleep seem elusive,…

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