Last month, I wrote about my book launch back in February for Trouble at Home, a little tale about Georgia and how she set out to solve the mystery of the missing family home, find her baby brother Godfrey, who is only almost-three, and vanquish a dragon. Time has a habit on flying on by without me as I get distracted by life, and the next thing I know... well, time has flown. Writing sort of happens for me in between being a Mum, a Wife, a Teacher, and a Housekeeper (albeit

Yes, I know, I’ve missed the new-year’s-resolution-set-your-goals bandwagon for 2016. I’ve been thinking. I’ve been thinking about the difference in tone between my early blog posts for 2015, which were full of plans of things to achieve and ways to get organised to achieve them, and the last one I wrote in November when I was reminding myself that it was time to stop and breathe, because things had got too much. I even overused capital letters to emphasise the too-muchedness

Believe it or not, getting words on the page can be daunting for anyone, even seasoned writers and best sellers. Having a firm idea for your story is only the start. Sitting down every day and knowing what you want to write is both a habit and a skill, and some days it will seem easier than others. The first thing to realise is that you have to commit to forming a writing habit. There are different ways to approach this. Word Count Some writers have a word count that they str