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The Life-changing Magic of Tidying
I have a tendency to get a little, um, obsessed by things and my ‘thing’ of the moment is tidying the house. This, in itself, is pretty magical. Or, if you prefer, crazy-unusual.I love my home and my...
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Zelda Kitzgerald: A Day in the Life
I was wondering what to share with you guys this week and, truth be told, I was drawing a blank. I’ve been feeling a bit ‘meh’ and haven’t done anything of interest – unless you count shredding loads...
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Wordy Wednesday: Let’s Have a Cwtch
I grew up in Wales and although I went to an English-speaking school, I had lessons in Welsh up to the age of thirteen. Twenty-five years later, I have only a handful of phrases and the ability, if...
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He’s back!
No, not Voldemort; my lovely son.My eleven-year-old went on his school outdoor pursuits trip last week. In Scotland. In March. Yes, there was snow… And I missed him terribly. I mean, serious ‘didn’t I...
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Lessons From Space
I’m reading Chris Hadfield’s book An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth at the moment and I can see why it became an international bestseller.He’s an immensely impressive and accomplished human being,...
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Announcing The Worried Writer Podcast!
Those on my mailing list already know about this (sign up here if you’d like to be in the club!) but here’s my ‘big’ announcement…My secret project is a brand new podcast called The Worried Writer!If...
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Podcasting, Writing and the Joy of Rereading
It’s been a lovely sunny Easter holiday. We’ve had the first picnic of the year and even been to the beach a couple of times (which means, of course, the first outdoor fish and chips of the season –...
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Authors For Nepal
Following the tragic earthquake in Nepal, author Julia Williams has set up a charity auction to raise money for the relief effort.Loads of authors, editors and agents have donated fabulous prizes,...
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The Language of Spells paperback, interview with Julie Cohen and a giveaway
Hello, my lovelies. How are you all doing?This week has been both wonderful and a tiny bit stressful. Some of the stuff I can’t tell you (yet!), but I can share that my debut The Language of Spells is...
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Friday Five: The Feeble Edition
Argh! It’s the end of the week, already!I’ve been feeling very overwhelmed and feeble this week, so this Friday Five is all about trying to combat that. 1. New knitting project. Knitting is definitely...
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Wrestling with the WIP, the passage of time, and leaving the house
A sneak preview of my fall fashion collectionHello, my lovelies – how are you all?I promised myself that I would update the blog today, but I’m feeling pretty scattered and dragging my thoughts into a...
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Wait… What happened to June?
Goodness, where did that month go?!In Scotland the schools break up at the beginning of July so it has been a whirlwind of end-of-term activities (including a school awards evening for my daughter and...
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Holiday fun and novella news
Well, I’m FINALLY allowed to tell you all that I have a new book coming out. Yay!It’s just a short one (a novella, in fact) and is a prequel to The Language of Spells. It’s called The Garden of Magic...
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New book deal, new hat…
See explanation below…As you all probably know, the path to getting a book from imagination to publication is not an easy (or short) one. I’ve had the idea for this particular book knocking around in...
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The Garden of Magic Publication Day. Huzzah!
Meep! The Garden of Magic, a novella-length prequel to The Language of Spells, is out today! You can order it from Amazon and Kobo for just 99p.(iBooks and Nook links are coming soon.) Here’s the...
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Behind the scenes in The Garden of Magic and an interview
First off, a huge thank you to everyone who has bought, reviewed, or spread the word about The Garden of Magic. I am so grateful. The truth is, without reader support I don’t get to do this, so THANK...
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Quick Update and Creative Thinking for Beginners
Hello, my lovelies. How are you all?Thought I would swing by and say ‘hello’ and let you know that I’m still alive and typing…Work and life has run away with me slightly recently but I hope to get into...
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I Have A Book Title! Meep!
Zelda is successfully hiding her excitement at my new title…Hello my lovelies! Hope you are all well, and I apologise in advance for the number of exclamation marks in the following post.I’m very...
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Starting A New Book: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Hello, my lovelies!I had such grand plans for October.I was going to finish the second draft of my supernatural/fantasy book and send it to my agent. I was going to start the first draft of a new book....
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(Not) NaNoWriMo
Mechanical Paper Art by the talented Jennifer Collier – www.jennifercollier.co.ukOn the podcast this month, I interview thriller author Catherine Ryan Howard. Catherine was lots of fun and the...
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