As I write this week’s blog I am sitting in the passenger seat of our car as we make our way up to the lake with our friends for our summer holiday. Christmas is over and today feels like the first day in weeks we can breathe, it is also the first time in the past week I have felt like we are actually on holidays. I do love this time as it gives everyone with busy schedules time to…..
When you first tell someone you have written a book, the first thing they ask you is “what is it about”? The next question is “So when is the next book coming out?” and “are you writing a sequel”? After experiencing this, I now completely understand my friend’s reactions when they have just had a baby and they are still sitting in their hospital bed when their family members ask them when they are having their next child! The answer is…..
When I initially started writing my first novel, I didn’t ever expect it would one day become published. The truth is I just started writing about a woman that I felt was so different to myself and I used her story as a stress release. I have always been a big softy who wears my heart on my sleeve and strives for perfection. This woman I had created and was writing about was confident, independent, mentally strong, and aware of…..
We all have that one thing in our lives that inspires us, motivates us and pushes us to want more for ourselves. I have only recently discovered what inspires me in my writing and what played a massive role in my life to date and that is MUSIC. Music has this incredible ability to move us, lift our moods and take us to another place. I grew up in a home with a Mum that loved music. She was forever…..