Writing Blog
What are your 2015 writing goals?
Happy New Year! 2015 is already upon us, we’ve slept off all the food and champagne, and it seems a good time for those of us to love to write to set our writing goals/resolutions for the new year. Last year I posted my writing goals for 2014. I’ve – ahem! – somewhat achieved them.…
Read MoreMeeting the Goodreads Challenge 2014
It’s the second year that I take part in the wonderful Goodreads Challenge. And the second year (pat myself on the back) that I met my reading challenge for the year. As a busy working mom, who loves to also carve out time for sports, cultural events, and my own writing, I often find that…
Read MoreInterview with Chronicles from Chateau Moines author Evelyne Holingue
I’m thrilled to have Evelyne Holingue, a talented French author living and working in California, back on my web site. Some time back, I had an author interview with Evelyne about her first YA novel, Trapped in Paris. See my post here. I’m especially pleased to invite Evelyne back to announce her new, cross-cultural YA…
Read MoreCover reveal – Melinda Dozier’s Time Out, Valentine
I’m pleased to host the cover reveal for romance writer Melinda Dozier’s newest book. Time Out, Valentine will be released by The Wild Rose Press in January 2015… just in time for Valentine’s Day reading. Lexi’s life is one big dump. Or so she thinks. To keep her mind off her latest breakup, she stays…
Read More300 posts!
I started my blog almost three years ago, writing about two subjects I’m passionate about: writing and travelling. Blogging has been a lot of fun. I love the discipline of preparing and scheduling my posts, and I love that blogging keeps me looking at topics in an entirely different way. But what I’ve found most…
Read MoreShouldn’t women authors write whatever they want?
Back in September, I was attending the Matera Women’s Fiction Festival and I was at a lecture on self-publishing by romance writers Bella Andre and Tina Folsom. The talk was informative and inspiring, and the writers shared their experiences controlling their writing careers and their passion for their writing. When the question and answer session…
Read MoreOnce written, a book no longer needs it author – Elena Ferrante
In an era of relentless social media, around the clock tweets, Facebook pages, Goodreads fans, and endless promotion required to sell books, most authors might balk at these words. And yet this sentiment of a seemingly bygone era are the words of the contemporary Italian author Elena Ferrante in a 7 November 2014 interview in Io…
Read MoreHappy National Short Story Week 2014!
There’s a week each year in November when I happily become British. That’s because the UK has a great tradition called National Short Story Week. As a reader and writer of short stories, I think we should all adopt this excellent effort and make it International Short Story Week. This year’s celebration falls next week,…
Read MoreMy short story, Gender Equality, is now online
I’m pleased to announce that my short story, Gender Equality, has been included in the latest edition of Digital Papercut and is now available online. In my story, Francesca has left her native Naples to work in an international organization in Brussels. Recently promoted to a director position, Francesca feels the pressure of espousing progressive…
Read MoreAre you participating in NaNoWriMo 2014?
It’s that time of year again. Writers around the world are gearing up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and taking on the challenge to write 50,000-word the manuscript during the month of November. Sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But if you break it down over the 30 days, it actually means committing yourself to writing under…
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