Perfect presents for Bakers
A spin off from the Great British Bake Off – the plethora of the most wonderful baking accessories, and here is one of my favs – ceramic measuring cups and spoons. So cute! Buy them HERE.
View ArticleRemembrance Day
This weekend I spent two days attending an excellent crime writing course run by the Curtis Brown Literary Agency and the Orion Murder Room which was held in central London. The tutor was the crime...
View ArticleTV Show ARROW
Have wandered out of the deadline cave and catching up with some of the TV shows I recorded while I was working. Like ARROW. Which is on Sky One here in the UK. Why didn’t someone tell me!!! Damaged...
View ArticleWriting Spaces
Ever wondered where writers create their fabulous heroes and heroines? A lonely cabin in the woods? A beach hut with palm trees overhead? Not quite, alas. The Harlequin Romance authors have been brave...
View ArticleEar Worms
Jenny Cruise has been blogging about the curious nature of EARWORMS. http://www.arghink.com/ No, not crawly multilegged beasties – EARWORMS are the annoying songs that you cannot get out of replay in...
View ArticleWhere do you get your ideas from?
Pic credit:A_door_to_the_Fantasy_Land_by_sakura_yuna Ah – the perennial question. Where you get your Ideas from? How about this handy little gizmo - http://www.tdbspecialprojects.com/ Just spin the...
View ArticleInspiration and motivation
It is always lovely to come across a group of people who have taken an idea and made it real by devoting time and energy. Kirstin Butler has posted about Five Manifestos for the Creative Life – and one...
View ArticleIs it wrong to hate squirrels?
Squirrels love my garden. They especially love burying their stash of winter snacks in my lawn and my pots. The pots where I have my spring flowing bulbs. Which are inconveniently in the way of the...
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing
The lovely fellow Mills and Boon author Fiona Harper has tagged me to follow on The Next Big Thing blog link with a series of questions about my next book which will be released as a Harlequin Romance...
View ArticleFavourite places
Back from the revision cave and now of course I have a head cold. Sniff. This morning I am giving the world a peek at one of my favourite places to read in the winter – in front of my living room fire...
View ArticleSensory delights
Just in case you missed it, I posted one of my favourite winter soup recipes over at the sparkly new Harlequin Romance Authors site – Cardamon scented caramelised sweet potato and parsnip soup. Go...
View ArticleThe importance of community for writers
From my garden last May – and the spring to look forward to. Yesterday I had to cancel a work party of my local Conservation Group, due to the sodden conditions and weather and it led me to thinking...
View ArticleWhen Chocolate is Not Enough. One Book. Many covers.
One of the many great things about being published in foreign translation is that boxes of author copies of your books arrive on your doorstep and, unless you hunt down every foreign website in...
View ArticleEmotional Moment
In July 2009 my very first Harlequin romance was released to the world. ‘Always the Bridesmaid’ will always be a very special book for me. It was a joy to write. It made my editors cry. And it went on...
View ArticleCarina UK
It is wonderful to finally be able to share the news that I have signed a 3 book deal with Carina UK for my single title contemporary romances with a twist of mystery. I have been waiting for years to...
View ArticleHow to Revise your romance novel
How to Revise your romance novel The Revision letter So you have a contract with a publisher, you submitted your manuscript within the deadline [ Gold medal] and your editor sends you an email with –...
View ArticleNew Cover Reveal
SO excited that I can now reveal the cover of my very first contemporary romance book for the Harlequin KISS line which will be available online from late May and in book shops from June. And for the...
View ArticleMy first Harlequin KISS release
I am SO thrilled that my very first release for the Harlequin KISS line is out today. This is a very special book for me since it is also the first time that I have written a mini series – three books...
View ArticleThe Prolific Author and annual planning
The long and winding road When do you plan your work for the year? Do you even have a plan? I am sharing my thoughts over at the Prolific Author Blog today so do pop over and say hello HERE....
View ArticleTop Tip from Tim Ferriss on how to increase your daily word count
Here is a top tip from the top entrepreneur and super savvy Tim Ferriss on how to increase your daily word count which I picked up from his excellent interview with Neil Strauss which you can still...
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