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Ok, I’m going to be simplistic here because I’m a simplistic sort of a gal…NOT (I was just being self-deprecating in a British sort of a way). However I do know that the way most people view brain function is […]

as writers do we enjoy lives filled with high dramatic moments and turgid action or a life of ease and peaceful contentment? do we invite tragedy and trauma into our lives- because, you know, it makes good fodder for our […]

I don’t make resolutions. I usually do my utmost to avoid the hoo ha that occurs on the last night of the year. No judgement but I’d rather curl up with a good book. I don’t live my life by […]

So I wanted to post some christmassy up here for my (quite possibly) final post of this glorious year. I asked my son to create something but unfortunately he would not cooperate. I find these 7 year olds don’t react […]

No less a luminary than Roald Dahl said that writing for children was the hardest sort of writing there was. He was also of the opinion that women made better children’s lit authors. I don’t remember his reasoning. It was […]

Actually I’ve been remiss and Santa doesn’t care much anyway. But for the first time in ages I have failed to blog at least twice in one week and I want to say I’m sorry. To all of you (the […]

Thanks to everyone who entered. I only wish there had been more photos and pictures. But oh well. I thought the band names were all clever and of course very very punk rock. It was hard to come up with […]

So in the OI OI spirit send me your best original punk rock band name. Or a picture of you punking out. Therell be one winner chosen by me and he/she will receive a copy of each of the following […]

Do you know of any writers who just write? Whose days stretch before them filled with wool-gathering, lots of coffee and the gentle tapping sounds of the keyboard? Nah, me neither. I think it’s a myth. I’m not convinced of […]

So I was wondering why it is that by and large most authors want to live in old houses. I personally would love to live in something gothic. The Addams family estate, perhaps. My last home was an almost 300 […]