The picture above is of Doris and me, about to go on a cruise in 2019. It was a couple of months after I was seriously ill, and Steve and I were quite nervous about going; but it had been planned quite a while, and was the honeymoon we had anticipated for 27 years. Doris… Continue reading Writing Anyway
Category: Creative Writing
Redressing a balance.
This evening I have written the fifteenth post for This Place of Happiness. It is not long until it gets published, and I am naturally apprehensive about the reviews. My friend Muriel has commented on the posts, and leaves a like or a comment every day. I am very grateful to her. I am also… Continue reading Redressing a balance.
A visit to West Dean
This week I have been enjoying this writing life. If you follow me on social media you will have seen that I have started my Countdown to Publication using images and quotes from the novel, and I am trying hard to wet your appetite to read more. I’ve been to West Dean College this week… Continue reading A visit to West Dean
Countdown to Publication
Next month I am going to be published. I started writing This Place of Happiness in 2015, and seven years later I will be able to hold a copy in my hand. It is daunting and exciting, and reminds me of the day my son started school; except instead of worrying how he will interact with the… Continue reading Countdown to Publication
A novel idea.
I had a new idea for a novel yesterday. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every idea translated itself into the sort of novel that you want to read? When I was at University we had a speaker from the Arts Council. He asked us a question. When we die what did we want our body… Continue reading A novel idea.