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: Writing Process
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.