With Wakanda Forever hitting the big screen this weekend, I'm feeling all sorts of emotions -- mostly, pride and love and grief and hope. When I watched Black Panther years ago, I was awed, inspired, and heartened. It opened so many doors that were once locked. It...
Several people have asked me why I write. And the simplest most straightforward answer is that I have stories bursting to be told. However, my writing has evolved over time. At first, I wrote for myself. I didn’t have an audience in mind. I didn’t have a plan. I...
Don't you just love stepping back in time? I sure do! As a writer, I find inspiration in almost everything, even something as dull as the News! But when I visit old houses or castles, especially those dating back centuries, my mind just ignites! Check out this...
In May 2022 it'll be TEN years since I started writing!!! TEN YEARS... So many stories I've penned down, learning as I went, and even now I'm still going. Will I ever stop? Um, hopefully not. The joy writing brings me is unsurpassed. I get to escape to different...
Question of the day: How do you come up with story ideas? My ideas are mainly sparked by random things. A word, an image, a conversation…it could be anything, it’s that random. Just recently, I visited Holkham Hall a gorgeous estate in Norfolk and I returned home with...
A Happy New Year! Well, with everything going on in the world, it’s been quite an uncertain festive period. However, I hope you've managed to keep safe and continue to do so. I'm buzzing with excitement because when one year ends, another one begins...like they say,...
What is the hardest part of starting a new project? For me: 📘Getting Started 📘Planning (because I'm really a pantser) 📘Believing in the project With 2021 coming to an end and a new year coming up, I've been reflecting a great deal on my...
A while back I asked some authors on Insta the following question: How would you describe your book/story/WIP using only one word? It's not easy coming up with one word for (+-80k) words of text, but the authors were awesome. Check their answers below, and my...
Ah, wonderful world of revisions... *deep sigh* Some writers welcome revisions, some simply endure them… some run away so fast, only to reluctantly return sometime later. Either way, to make it in the writing world, one needs endurance. Recently I've been re-editing...
Have you ever been in a writing slump? And by that, I'm not referring to writers' block where you're stuck on a plot or specific part of a story. (that's another blog post 🙂 But in a deeper, gooey slump where you can't or won't write anything at all. A space where...