People who know me, know that I am quite the extrovert. I've previously worked in large organisations, in places with a lot of staff and external clients, with loads of meetings and social contact. I've always been one for a conversation, a meal, a drink, a laugh, a party...you get the picture. So how does someone …
Giving feedback and the pain of rejection
In addition to my writing, book reviewing and writers group activities, I review pieces of work for a couple of women who, for various reasons, are unable to join a writers group. One of them, a person new to the writing game, recently submitted a manuscript for a review with a private editing service. She …
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Editing done, cover to go!
Well the editing is finalised, and I am hopeful that all anomalies, weird spelling and miscellaneous bits have been taken care of. Now I have to get the cover sorted. In the past I have only self-published e-books, so covers have been a simple 1 page, front cover job (and yes I know that I have …
The joys of short books
As anyone who regularly reads my blog will know, I love reading, and I love reading a wide variety of books, magazines and journals. There is nothing I love more than shorter novels, novellas, short stories and short chapters. This is not to say that I discard the more weighty tomes, but in terms of …

