In October 2019, I received an email from Dead Good Books. This email contained a link to a list of 16 books guaranteed to scare. (2025 Update: This book list has since been updated) Horror is my favourite genre to read and write. And as a writer, it’s…
It’s 2020! I still can’t believe that we have started not only a new year but also a new decade. But here we are. And a new year means new goals. What about my 2019 goals? Well, you can read how I did in my ‘Reflection 2019 –…
Happy New Year! Wow, 2019 is over—I can’t believe it. Well, with a new year, now’s the ideal time to reflect on the past year. I had high hopes for 2019. 2017 and 2018 weren’t productive years due to dealing with grief, life stresses and a lack of…
NaNoWriMo 2019 is over! Can you believe it? I know I can’t. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was preparing to start writing my novella. And now it’s over. So, what happened during this year’s NaNo? In my ‘NaNoWriMo 2019 Goal’ post, I mentioned that I…
Wow, I can’t believe October is nearly over. And that means it’s nearly time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month. Well, it’s National Novella Writing Month for me). So, with October nearly over, and November has new challenges, I thought it would be a good idea to have…
It’s October, and that means it’s nearly time for this year’s NaNoWriMo. And this year I plan to take part. For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The event takes place from 1st November to 30th November. And during this month,…
On 21st September 2019, I went to the first Chase BookFest at the Museum of Cannock Chase with two of my Oldbury Writing Group (OWG) pals, Angela and Terri. The Chase BookFest is a book festival that celebrates women’s popular fiction and thrillers. This event was my first…
In February 2019, I shared with you all my paranormal/supernatural cozy mystery series reading list. Well, I have now completed the reading list, and in this blog post, I will be sharing my thoughts on each book. I planned to read the following books: Grave Sight by Charlaine…
I’m back! Well, sort of. Wow, it’s been a long time since I wrote my last post. What happened? Where did I go? The simple answer is I was unwell. I have things called cavernomas in my brain. Cavernomas are clusters of abnormal blood vessels that resemble a…
Since 2017 I’ve been working on a flash fiction collection, which I intend to self-publish. This book will be available as an e-book and as a printed book. The purpose of the book is to help me build a fan base before I try to get my novel…