On recovery, writing and indulging in stationery. This month I have mostly been recovering from surgery of the feets. This is the third attempt to make my feet useful members of society. Fingers crossed that it works this time because I really miss going for walks. I was never a…

Angry Writing Advice About Writing Advice, swearing ahead. — I love learning. One of the things I love about being a writer is that I know that if I don’t want it to, the learning will never stop. And part of the learning is reading all sorts of books, including ones on how to write. Listening to podcasts on…

Learning to Love Editing — Had you told me a couple of years ago that I would ever come to enjoy editing, I would have been surprised. I have often talked about how I love writing. Previously, I never really considered editing as part of the fun bit. Editing was the work you had to…

Abuse comes in many forms. — I will not be describing any of the incidents here. If you want the graphic details you will need to trawl back through my memoir pieces. I have no desire to relive any of it right now. I have written in the past about my experiences with terrible boyfriends and…

Writing Friends — Have a look at the acknowledgement section of any published novel and there will be a bunch of names in there that get thanked that don’t have a title like agent or editor beside them. They will be the writer friends of that author. …

Feeling grateful and happy to be here, writing. — I am surprised at how tenacious I have been with my writing. How hopeful I still am about becoming a successful full-time author. I have taken on many creative endeavors in my life and had many dreams and aspirations. Along the way, I have been involved in some wonderful creative…

Writing on Medium and writing my novel. — We are almost at the end of February. That one went quick. Frankly, I am not even sure I could tell you what I have been doing. I mean, if I thought really hard I could but also do you really want to know? It will be about kids, pets…

To be honest, I‘m not excellent at it right now. — I may not have mentioned this previously, but I have been taking a break from most social media. I can’t say all as I look at the top posts on Reddit in my chosen subreddits, r/AnimalsBeingDerps/ , r/justwriterthings/, r/urbanfantasy/, r/aww/ and r/writers/. And no, I am not interacting, okay? …

Sitting at the keyboard and making the tippy tappy noises. — Last month I was talking about getting back into writing after a break and how taking some of my writing time to just potter and ponder was invaluable, and it was. I love the ideas I came up with. Now it is time to get back to the discipline of…