This week I wrote 8,000 words, progressing the first draft of Book 3 to roughly 15,000 words. I also worked on my protagonists and minor characters more. So, now I’m not predominantly focusing on the plot. I know what characters …
Have you ever wondered how facts pop into existence? Some theories on reality suggest that it’s largely based on perception. What we accept as the truth is our perception of that very truth. To confuse matters further in one way …
Have you noticed how we generally rely on a protagonist’s memories in fiction to give us a full picture of who they are, and where they came from – their back story? Whether we use flashbacks once the reader cares …
You’ve probably noticed by now that my books, at least my first two, take place in the late 1990s to early 2000s. ‘Why?’ You might ask. A few reasons come to mind… The first and more obvious reason is that …
I’ve often written about the effects that Covid has had on our lives – no more so than us spending the majority of our weekdays working from home. Our pets love it, don’t they? They’re so used to having us …
Characters in fiction aren’t generally known for being objective, right? If they were, we’d have little conflict, and dialogue would be too polite to be interesting. Nor are characters known for being selfless, or story goals would be particularly boring …
Sorry for the hiatus, everyone. If my last blog post didn’t give any clues, I’ve been rather busy lately! But it’s now time to get back to it – write a blog post, give a few shout-outs to my first …
Have you read The Holiday Romance yet? If you have, you’ll know that Kate has had a few challenges in the past (as most protagonists do). But hers have been particularly intriguing and although amplified, not entirely unlike one challenge …
Available now in print and digital. Click here to get your own copy! “He reflected on why he’d come to South Australia in the first place. He realised that he owed it to himself to find out whether having something …
I’ve been a bit quiet, I know. A particular lockdown and the resulting COVID restrictions have been a bit more consuming lately and so has finishing up at work before leave. On the other hand, The Holiday Romance has just …