Following last week’s riposte to the can’t blog won’t blog fraternity, I thought I might as well add some meat to the bones of what blogging has done for me. One clue is provided by this weeks Strictly Writing post by Susie Nott-Bower about how writers hate the silence of no response. All writers crave if … Continue reading More love to the blog
When I read this post on the Futurebook blog recommending all authors get the social media habit, it simply confirmed my own beliefs that an aspiring novelist really has to get out there. It came up again at a writers’ evening where a friend who has just signed a deal for a genre novel told us that she is expected … Continue reading A blog by any other name
The woolly heart on the sidebar is no random choice, but part of a Work in Progress of a different kind for me, and so here’s the almost-completed pram blanket for the daughter of a friend whose first baby is due on Feb 14th. For someone who has been a bit of a handicrafts refusenik, I’m … Continue reading One I made earlier
Leaf Writers’ Magazine is now on Issue 3 and since I’m a contributor and a subscriber I have ended up with two copies. So if you’ve been thinking of subscribing but aren’t sure, or just fancy something different to read, leave a comment on this post by Sunday night. If there’s a queue I’ll put … Continue reading Magazine giveaway
On a lighter note, this month’s reading group theme is humour, and so I’ve spent some time scouring the library shelves for something of a lighter nature. However, recent comedy books (John O’Farrell, Joshua Ferris) all seemed to have thirty-something casts that didn’t quite appeal, which is why I turned to a familiar name – Nick Hornby, and … Continue reading Making Sense of Humour
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