Inspired from the above photograph Rainbow by Helen Patience from the Hold Still digital exhibition, I wrote the following poem. The Duchess of Cambridge and the National Portrait Gallery revealed the winners in 2020, which featured 100 portraits Read more…
Women of Scotland by Helen Susan Swift is my most recent read. Who wouldn’t want to know more about the historical importance of women? I bought it expecting a polished piece and I was disappointed, in places. Mainly because it Read more…
Book research is the name of this article. Based on the initial research I have done into the lives of gypsies in the UK and fisherfolk in Auchmithie, to get a sense of their lives and challenges, I have begun Read more…
On conducting research for my current book The Fisherwomen of Auchmithie, it’s been tough going finding information on the lives of fisherfolk in the 19th century. I began to read The Antiquary (Walter Scott), as cited on some websites. However, Read more…
How to find an agent, or no agent at all? I felt inspired on the subject of how to find an agent by this quote from K.Welsh: “When I was querying agents with The Wages of Sin, I posted the Read more…
I received a lovely present in the post today: a book! Not just any book, but a gift from one of my clients. Very charming of Roobens to bother to send me a copy with a small note of thank Read more…
I’ve been asked by some inquisitive readers why my novella Shattered Roses tells Rose’s fragmented story. And why this old lady’s story is told through the eyes of 16-year-old Megan? To answer this question requires talking about the writing Read more…
While social media (radio, television, and other platforms) focus on what it’s like to work from home for the first time, juggle family life, take an at home vacation, I have many friends reeling from the effects of COVID-19. Some Read more…
Past or passed? Personally, I find it easier to learn how to use these words correctly through examples as we tend to use it in English in certain ways. So I hope the following lists will be useful for your Read more…
Got excited when I got my hands on this one. However, my first impression was disappointment. I almost stopped reading when an example of racism given was a lady picking up her purse after catching someone approaching from the corner Read more…