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L.A. Woman……
You may have noticed I have been off the social media radar for a couple of weeks. Well, I took the time to have a much needed break and a holiday in Vegas, Mexico and ! I will be posting some fresh blogs this week and getting back into my…
Book Review.. A Really Awesome Mess
Book Review This book is certainly for teenagers. Its funny, witty and the characters all deal with common problems teenagers face. Emmy, the first character has an eating disorder and is reeling from a social media incident, she is also Chinese with white American parents. Then comes Justin who suffers…
Book Review Coming!….A Really Awesome Mess
Quite intrigued by this one. Loved the movie Juno and want to break into writing for children and teenagers so hope to learn a thing or two whilst enjoying the read! Description A hint of Recovery Road, a sample of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and a cut of Juno. A Really Awesome…
Off the grid…….
Apologies for not blogging regularly over recent weeks. I received a large copywriting project and as much as I try to keep working on my creative stuff, the rent still needs to be paid and my credit card kept at a safe distance. So, the paid work wins out.…
Sample Chapter… Koshin and the Cow
Here is a sample draft of the opening of my next book for children. It's called Koshin and the Cow. Enjoy! Koshin stepped out the front door, eyes blinking as they adjusted to the hot bright morning sun. The heat burned instantly on the back of his neck as…
Go to sleep little one…..
We need reminding sometimes of those fabulous books that soothed us to sleep as our parents read them to us as we dozed in half sleep/half dream snuggled up, warm and safe. Which was your favourite bedtime story?
Book Review…. A Gender Handbook for Western Man
A Gender Handbook For Western Man. This book will polarise. No doubt. You may read it and choke on your own anger at author Elder George’s points of view (as I did on occasion). Or you may agree with his strong, often radical views on why we in the Western…
Book Review All the Birds, Singing…
All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld ‘Another sheep, mangled and bled out, her innards not yet crusting and the vapours rising from her like a steamed pudding. Crows, their beaks shining, strutting and rasping, and when I waved my stick they flew to the trees and watched, flaring out their…