They do say that if a door closes then a window opens. Well, in my case the window is still closed, I have my face pressed against it, but someone has just unlocked it and yelled through the glass. "If you can open it, then you are welcome." So what's happened? Well, I was invited… Continue reading A Window has been Unlocked…
Author: Kate
Strange times
Last week I wrote a book. I don't mean I finished one or I wrote half a book. I mean I wrote a child's novel in one week. In truth I had planned it out and I knew my characters, but the actual writing was done in a week. I flew through it, getting more… Continue reading Strange times
Bad news…
Basically my funding application has been refused for my PhD. Which means that even if I am given a place I can't go, unless there is a sudden influx of money or some other funding comes available. Oh! Look! A flying pig and it's wearing a purple cardigan with pink spots... Okay - I'm being… Continue reading Bad news…
Writing for kids…
Trying to make sense of age ranges and writing for children.
Blood and Oranges…
Although I haven't bought any oranges today... But the title looks and sounds good. Might even be a short story there. Today was/is Thursday... I am not keen on Thursdays. On these days I have to shop for my Nan, but this time there was some added stress. You may remember that last year I… Continue reading Blood and Oranges…
I smell smoke….
What would you grab if there was a fire? I've seen one.... And it is my greatest fear...
The Writer’s Blues
The wheels have fallen off the cart and I feel as if I have been left sitting in the mud...
Research is the pits… but I love it…
I really do. When I get an idea I sit down and write a plan. It normally starts as one sentence which I expand to a paragraph and then I start to think about semantics. How does this world exist? Sometimes that is an easy ask, like the WIP which is set completely in one… Continue reading Research is the pits… but I love it…
MIA
I have been missing. Yep, you guessed it. The internet was down... again... But enough about that, more about the WIP! I have done about 10,000 words since the net went down, baked 3 loaves of bread, done 5 large illustrations, 12 rolls, 2 cakes, 15 biscuits, done some gardening and walked the dog 4… Continue reading MIA
Dialogue and laughter…
I have recently just finished a book, I won't tell you which one but it was free for the kindle. It tells of a sociopath in the world of serial killers, and is an excellent story. In fact it was really great. Except there were these huge monologues running through it. One was three pages… Continue reading Dialogue and laughter…