Yes and No

I think one of the most important tricks in life is to figure out what to say yes to and what to say no to. This one still knocks me on my arse… I actually think that those two little words are the building blocks of your life. Your yeses and nos basically...

Am I Becoming my Social Media Persona?

I’ve become a perfectionist. From the stoned flower child reading in a horrendously dirty house with overflowing sinks and cat-boxes to an over-achiever who posts pictures of her adventures, gourmet meals and lovely garden. I’ve gone from someone who refused to make...

Leaning In and Letting Go

It’s strange. Now that I’ve reached a certain age, I can see my past friendships more clearly and because of this, I’ve become more resigned that some friendships, no matter how close we were formerly, just never had the steam to make it. There are those that last a...

Foreign Covers

I’ve been lucky enough to have sold foreign rights to many of my books and I thought I would gather the covers altogether. I’m missing a few, but am at the mercy of my publishers to get copies so what can I do… though I would like to see the Russian...

Thirty Steps to a Good Writing Day

Make coffee. Nothing can happen without coffee. Apparently there are people out there who claim productivity without coffee or some sort of caffeine, but I’ve never met any and I, for one, doubt their existence. Drink coffee, while checking email and scrolling through...