Random Musings

Category: writing

  • New Words

    Lots of life revolving around words these days.

  • Word Ouch

    Are you an author? What would you tell someone going through their first major edit? Have a story you could share? 

  • Jiggle 

    Dear Piyo instructor, Including ‘yoga’ in your demented, fast paced, jumpy-upy-downy class does not make it yoga. At least, not the kind we had two weeks ago, with the nice incense and soothing music. SHE didn’t yell at us over Bad to the Bone.  Sincerely,  Aching butt muscles.     I’ve…

  • In a top hat

    Seriously. I do this every day. I teach others how to do it all year long. I talk the talk… And now that I need to walk the walk, it turns out I’m about as good at it as a drunken fish riding a bicycle in a top hat. In…

  • Spend an entire week writing

    Women’s Writing Retreats  Bambu Resort, October 1st–8th, 2016. Malaga, Spain Over the Rainbow, November 14th-18th, 2016. Cardigan Bay, Wales    One of the most difficult parts of writing is finding the time to write. And, once you’ve got your story down, it can be hard to find someone to give you honest feedback.…

  • Thanks, Bernice. 

    “Excuse me, could I cross the road with you to see if that’s my taxi?”  She’s probably around 80. She stands tall, but holds a cane in one hand while the other holds the fence rail.  N ran across the road to ask the taxi, and I stayed chatting to…

  • Book Things

    I’ve had to let it sink in, I suppose. I needed to believe it, and know that it wasn’t A. a dream or B. going to be rescinded.  So, nearly a month after it has happened, I’m happy to announce: Bold Strokes Books is pleased to announce the acquisition of…

  • 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 call. And when the request to talk came, I thought it was probably because I’d done something wrong. When I…

  • 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? How going to a place can allow you to see and feel aspects that you wouldn’t have understood otherwise? Or,…

  • 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 and looks at it. They say, “Yeah, that needs to be fixed. It will cost about a billion dollars.” And…