This is what I feel like at the moment. There is so much happening under the surface, and nothing to see on top. Bear with me and it will all come together. I am feeling a little like a swan at the moment, serene above the water but pedaling like mad below. Picture shared from - https://www.facebook.com/fionamccourtacoustic?fref=photo
Month: May 2014
The PhD Blues
I have decided in the next year or two to start a PhD. I mean, I am only stopped by the fact I need funding... But, and this is something I have got to come to terms with, me and postgraduate proposals do not go hand in hand. When I was studying in England I… Continue reading The PhD Blues
The long walk
Okay, it wasn't a long walk. just about 10 steps to the podium. And I had friends there to cheer me on. Including David Towsey, who is a brilliant author of the Sci Fi Zombie Western (no really), 'Your Brother's Blood', and Katherine Stansfield, writer of 'The Visitor', a book of sea ghosts. So, I… Continue reading The long walk
Out of my comfort zone…
So today I am doing something that is so completely stressful that I am a nervous wreck. At the moment I look like this: Why? You ask. Well, I am off to do a Chinwag or open mike night at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. And I'm bricking it. Don't get me wrong - I have read… Continue reading Out of my comfort zone…
Panic Moon
Yes! The magazine is out! I have illustrated the cover and a number of drawings inside (no writing this time, only the drawings). Go look at the website and get a copy, especially if you are a Doctor Who fan!
Doors and oportunities
I talk a lot to other entrepreneurs. Yes, I know I am a writer and artist but that makes me an entrepreneur. I am self-employed so I have a business. It is odd but I know that most people don't see you as a business person if you are a writer. Instead, you are a… Continue reading Doors and oportunities
Love, Just, Is
The new anthology has gone through its first edit and I have dropped two of the stories. It's odd but the one story is one of my favourites and close to my heart, but it just didn't hold up to the others. There is nothing wrong with it. Except maybe the fact it has been… Continue reading Love, Just, Is
A Tale of Two Fictions
If I was able to split my time it would be to write two things at once. And, yes, I know that the daily prompt has asked to split myself between two places, but I want to live in two worlds. Three if you count reality. My ideal would be to write the short story… Continue reading A Tale of Two Fictions
The Vegetable Patch
I have been asked - what does the vegetable patch look like? So, here are some photos. This first one is of the orchard. It's only 5 years old so the trees are still babies. Okay from here you take the right hand path - you can just see it worn away a little. On the… Continue reading The Vegetable Patch
Life’s Lemons
So, lately I have been having dyslexia problems and I thought - that's it, I must have had all the bad for the moment. Nope. I spoke too soon. After a midnight coughing fit I sprained a rib. That doesn't sound too bad? Well, it might not have been but in classic 'Kate-fashion' I decided… Continue reading Life’s Lemons
Kate Murray - Cleaver 