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My writing journey: Part 5

I am a primary school teacher. I spend all day with children aged 7 to 11. I love reading to them, reading their stories, and exploring their imaginations. I also love inspiring them to read and write and push themselves to achieve what they think will be impossible. Once upon a time, I thought thatContinue reading “My writing journey: Part 5”

My Writing Journey 4: The Messenger, Book 2 of The Beast, The Messenger and The King.

My first book came easily, no distractions, no hesitation, when I look back now it feels like it almost wrote itself (not true, I spent many hours sat with no company except the characters in my head arguing over what they should do next). I have detailed in previous blogs how my author journey movedContinue reading “My Writing Journey 4: The Messenger, Book 2 of The Beast, The Messenger and The King.”

Seven Goblins

Seven Goblins Taddy McGill pulled the heavy sheep’s hide tighter around his neck and leaned closer to the window. He could see his parents sitting with some of their friends at one of the long benches near the central stage, close to the big fireplace. This was one of his family’s Mid-Winter traditions. They wouldContinue reading “Seven Goblins”

My writing journey: Tales from the Slaughtered Lamb

After the success of writing and launching my first novel, The Beast, the obvious thing to do was to jump straight back into writing the next book in the planned trilogy. Which is exactly what I did. For the first few months, the story flowed out of my imagination and onto the page, but somethingContinue reading “My writing journey: Tales from the Slaughtered Lamb”

My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2

And it was just the beginning. There was so very much to learn. My book was out there for the world to find and enjoy and I had the satisfaction of being able to say to anyone and everyone that I was an author. It could all just be that simple. Write it and publishContinue reading “My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2”

Cover story 3

Alright, so sales of The Beast have predictably slowed down. So I panicked. I love the cover artwork that I have been using but have always felt that perhaps it would not appeal enough to older readers. After all the book does have some adult themes and is not written for children, although most teenagersContinue reading “Cover story 3”

A walk in the wild.

I always enjoy going for a walk in the countryside and never miss an opportunity to get out and about. It might just be a simple walk so that the dog can have a sniff about and do his toilet things. Or it could be a mountain climbing adventure in the wilds. Walking lets myContinue reading “A walk in the wild.”

Midwinter’s Eve

“‘Twas the night before mid-winter, when all through the house
Not a beast was stirring, not even a mouse;
The sacks were hung by the fireplace with care,
In hopes that the grumpy dwarf would soon be there;
The children were nestled, tucked up in their beds….”

My journey to write ‘The Beast.’

It all began with stories at bedtime. My parents read to me every night and I sucked up the fantastic worlds they made come alive from the pages of all those books. I loved when my uncle read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Jungle book, the images of those exotic countries sprang to life in my mind.Continue reading “My journey to write ‘The Beast.’”