Looking back on 2020
I doubt there’ll be many people lamenting the passing of 2020 but, despite the awfulness of the Covid-19 pandemic, I […]
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Writing
FantasyCon, kindness, and some writing revelations
Sometimes I wonder what the SFF book world must look like to those outside it. To those not enamoured with
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What I did at 40
Recently on social media, people were spreading a little positivity by sharing some of the things they’ve done in their
Reflecting on 2018 and a Giveaway!
Reflection is always valuable, but the end of the year provides the perfect excuse to pause and reflect on one’s
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The Rise and Rise of Renaissance Woman
A year or two ago I went to an event at the excellent Five Leaves Bookshop and got chatting to
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Like ice-cream, every summer holiday has its own particular “flavour”. Now that both my children have returned to school and
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Finding Your Style
Creatives, particularly those newer to their craft, sometimes despair that there’s nothing truly original left to create – that it’s
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An Update on an Old Intention (aka How Ideas Mutate and Grow)
In October 2016 I did something unusual: I posted an ‘Intention’ (note the capital I) on my blog.
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The Dread of the Tax Return (especially if you’re an HSP)
So… January has come and gone, and with it the deadline for filing personal tax returns. For various reasons, which
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Imagination, Inspiration, and Ursula Le Guin
Since my husband is a scientist and I’m an ex-scientist, we both love science fiction (reading and writing it).
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The 100th Post! Blue Sky Tag (a Q&A with me), 5 Year Blogiversary & Giveaway
A while back, I was lucky enough to be nominated by the ever-thougtful Dawn from Journal of Dawn
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Narratives of Water and Earth: 4 poetry collection reviews
Although I write, edit and publish poetry, I genuinely find reviewing poetry challenging. It inevitably makes me think of the
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