It is the last day of the autumn school holidays here. During the holidays, there is very little time for writing between visits to the skate park, farm outings and my second job as Negotiator for the Two Small Countries that live in this house. In fact, I think the net total word count in …
I am currently writing a novel set in the early 1700’s in France. I am researching Marseille, Provencal culture and the events of the time to gain a thorough understanding of the life and ideas of the people I am writing about. Researching 18th century France has been a learning curve as it was an …
In the name of research, I read Stephen King’s “On Writing – A Memoir of the Craft” this week. No, I should properly say I devoured it. It is written in the style of a friend spinning a few yarns over a couple of beers. Having never read any books on how to write fiction …
Sitting on the tram, memories of unrequited love in wartime flash through my head. Oh wait, that is just me catching fifteen minutes of this novel after dropping my son at school. The characters are that vivid and their voices shine through so clearly that I feel like I know these people. I have been …
Welcome to our fancy new site with it’s very own .com address! This site will inspire, inform and hopefully entertain. In the past five years, we have changed the way we live and we are much happier for it. We still have a long way to go in our quest to get out of the rat race …