My mother used to say that the very first word I spoke wasn’t Mummy or Daddy – it was horsey. I am entirely willing to believe her. Like most young girls, I loved horses. But in my case, it was a love affair I never grew out of. Circumstances over the years changed the nature…
This week – I had the joy of spending a few days in Melbourne at the RWA (Romance Writers Of Australia) conference. It was great to make so many new friends and meet so many writers.. And there were some unexpected bonus moments…
I found out this week that I am a finalist in the Aspen Gold Readers’ Choice Awards, run by the Heart of Denver Romance Writers. I am thrilled for two reasons. First, it really is an honour to be included on a shortlist that includes so many fine writers And secondly, because I have been…
It has recently occurred to me that I don’t listen to audio books any more. I used to listen to them am lot, when I lived in Australia; mostly in the car. My introduction to quite a few classics was via a voice telling me a story as I drove long distances from the small…
I did something amazing this weekend. I wrote two words. Those two words you can see there on the left. Those two words of course had been preceded by about 70,000 other words. I have finished book number eight. Well, when I say finished… This first draft has to be re-read and polished. There are…
Last weekend, I joined a couple of hundred other writers for the annual Romantic Novelists Association conference. This year it was close to home at Queen Mary University in east London, but in the past I have travelled some distance to attend the conference. I’ve also made my way to other such events overseas. Why?…
I’m a bit late blogging this week – blame the Romantic Novelists Association conference and all those lovely people who ‘forced’ me to spend four days talking and attending workshops and eating chocolate and drinking red wine. Shame upon you ladies and gentlemen. Normal service will be resumed next week – but in the…
I was totally thrilled this week when my website – this very website – won the Viewers’ Choice vote in the West Houston RWA Romancing the URL contest. Because I also run the RNA website, and because of my somewhat uber-geek background, a lot of people ask me what makes a good website. Well, now…