Category Archives: General

I’ve sent out my first chapters to a couple of agents. Wish them luck!   Just started another novel. I would like to have it planned out beautifully, but I don’t. I’m just going with the flow again and seeing where … Continue reading →

I’ve had some great news. I won first prize in novel category of the Yeovil Prize. I can’t believe it! First prize! It was such a brilliant surprise and the fact that it is for the novel means such a lot. I had … Continue reading →

I’ve had some nice news. I’ve been shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize. This means that someone likes the beginning of the novel – hurrah! I’ve nearly finished editing the novel now. I gave it to a friend, who has pointed out a … Continue reading →

  I’m still at the river. Still working on my draft. It now reads consecutively, but I’ve got a way to go yet. Today I’ve printed out the latest draft onto hard-copy and I’m retyping it from scratch. The idea is that I … Continue reading →

Did I tell you I finished my first draft? My head full of river sludge. Who am I? Where am I here? What’s my name again? Well I have and I’ve gone back to the beginning to edit. The protagonist has … Continue reading →

I have spent the week being in a bad mood and waiting for words to appear on this computer screen. The last few days I haven’t done much, perhaps you can call it ‘thinking time’. My lap top has been on … Continue reading →

I’m doing my dissertation. I’m culling characters and words…. the only problem is that now I haven’t got any words or characters left. Hmmmm. After a break from writing I can now see some rather large errors. This would be … Continue reading →

The anthology has been launched. We have all got shiny new books and everything. It was a really nice night, listening to people read out their pieces and seeing everyone there. I want to completely change the thing that is … Continue reading →

That was the advice I got last week from my mentor. I’ve got it whirring around my head now. She read through one of my paragraphs and said, ‘That’s ok, but anyone can do that. You need to write like … Continue reading →