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  • Shoe dropping, swamp swimming 

      I got some great news last month. I’m not free to share it yet, but I wanted to talk about the stuff that came with it. I wasn’t expecting the… Read more

  • Just…stuff. 

      I’m not sure what to write about, there are so many things running through my head.  Do I talk about research, and the difference it can make to your story?… Read more

  • I’ve Written This Thing…

    (warning: rant) Imagine: You call a plumber a friend has recommended. You say to the plumber: I have this pipe thing. Could you come look at it? The plumber comes… Read more

  • Peanut Butter Ice Cream Procrastination

    A good friend of mine once told me, “You can’t be a real writer unless you sit down every day and write.” We had a good argument about this. We… Read more

  • Rebirthday 

      If you followed my old blog, you’ll know I had a particularly rough time, beginning nearly two years ago.  You know the people in those adverts for depression medication? The… Read more

  • Slinking back in…

    Wow. It’s been a long time…Sorry about that.  I hope you’re well? Last year there were a whole host of changes, both personally and professionally. 2016 is going to be… Read more

  • LGBTQ Book Festival, This Weekend!

    This weekend is the 6th Annual Bold Strokes Book Festival in Nottingham. It’s a weekend to celebrate queer fiction, get to know the authors, see what new books are out,… Read more

  • Things

    You know those days when you speed through the day, flop onto the couch in the evening, and think…what the hell did I do today? I’ve been having a few… Read more

  • 6th Annual Bold Strokes Book Festival, UK: Are You Ready?!

    LGBTQ Book Festival at Waterstones, Nottingham June 5th-7th, Sillitoe Room, 4th Floor   Join 13 authors for a weekend of LGBTQ fiction and fun.  Hear readings from current and upcoming… Read more

  • New writing

    I’ve decided recently to start using a pen name. Although most of my writing to date has been published under Victoria Oldham, I’m now going to be using Ronnie or… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Vic. I’m an editor, a writer, a coffee enthusiast, a book coach, a cheerleader, a wife, a navel gazer and someone who loves to share writing stuff and random thoughts that occur to me at more random moments.