A decade of writing

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I can’t believe it has been 10 years since I first wrote my novel. I’ve written countless other novels but this one I felt had potential. This one, I decided to take seriously. 2009 and…

How was NaNoWriMo 2019

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The new NaNoWriMo website For the November 2019 NaNoWriMo there was a new revamped website.  I am going to start with how I got on using it and how it affected my NaNoWriMo experience. Wrimo…

NaNoWriMo Diary – Week 4 (November 2019)

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Fri, 22 Nov Another busy Friday. At drop off I chatted to the mums who are organising Noah’s joint party (it’s there kids birthday too and our kids are all friends). We got nattering about…

NaNoWriMo Diary – Week 3 (November 2019)

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Fri, 15 Nov Today was a non-pupil day meaning Noah was off school, so I had to energetic children to entertain. I decided to also take my niece and nephew out as their mum does…

NaNoWriMo Diary – Week 2 (November 2019)

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Fri, 8 Nov I had the worst nights sleep. Aria was up every hour - maybe she’s having a growth spurt. We had to wash & sterilise her bottles in the middle of the night…

NaNoWriMo Diary – Week 1 (November 2019)

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Fri, 1 Nov  This morning my mum had Aria but I wasn't free as I was busy having a check up at the hospital.  I tried to jump on the computer to get some writing…

Useful hashtags for writers (part 1) – writing groups

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If you've been following my blog you may have noticed that this year I've been really enjoying Instagram. I recently achieve 3,000 followers and I created next months #WIWOctober photo prompt for @worldindiewarriors. My idea…

Reflecting on Camp NaNo July 2019

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July has been a challenging month for my writing goals. For Camp NaNo I decided to make a start on book 2, Diamond in the Sky but it has been full of distractions! I'm hoping…

Jewel of the Sea – Chapter 29, 30 and 31

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I am releasing the chapters so quickly now as I am just excited to get them out there.  The readers on Wattpad are posting the more encouraging comments. One even compared one of my chapters…

Jewel of the Sea – Chapter 28

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This chapter is very upbeat and happy.  It felt good to write something that wasn't full of drama but it still has lots of feels. Here is a confession, I have never been on a…