In any endeavour, overwhelm can become a thing, a REAL thing. 2025 started off well in terms of my writing. I finalised the new set of covers for my four stories, added a bonus chapter to the first three, then went through the editing and publishing process for book four. The set was complete – […]
I am excited! I’m going to say that again: I AM EXCITED! Although the featured image in this post probably doesn’t show that….(read on to find what it does relate to :-)) For months I have had no enthusiasm for writing. What I have been doing is crafting with paper. I’ve spent all my money
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Can I say Tripple WOW!!!!! I had so much fun and learned so much at this one-day conference held at the beautiful Misty Hills. Talks on the business and craft of being an author along with time spent with other authors, made this a WIN for me. #BookDuck stole the show, of course, but that
Oh me, oh my! How time flies! I have been a member of ROSA (Romance Writing Organisation of South Africa) for years – and it has always been these people who have spurred me on in my writing endeavours. Once again, it is this organisation which has forced me out of my shell and back
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Sometimes, yes, and sometimes, no. For months I’ve been struggling to work from an outline I wrote at a plotting workshop I attended. For several months before that, I had no enthusiasm whatsoever to write anything. Do my characters speak to me? Writing a story is a funny thing. Everyone has their own method and
Back to South Africa (Feb – April 2023) So…what happens when your Schengen visa runs out? You return home, of course! The day after I returned, my sister had a special birthday. You know, one of those ones with the zero at the end. So, because I hadn’t planned to be home for this event,
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Croatia to Spain (Jan / Feb 2023) How foolish was I to think that being on the coast of Spain would be warmer than being on the coast of Croatia in the middle of winter? VERY! Traveling with 20kg is impossible when you have to carry things to keep you occupied in your daily life,
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Makarska, Croatia (Dec/Jan 2023) What a wonderful place to spend time. I cannot recommend Apartmani Lovreta and hosts Željka & Saša enough. The rooms are spacious, the kitchen well-equipped and the hosts welcoming, helpful and friendly. They even put up a little Christmas tree with lights to greet us! After settling in, it was time
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From Budapest to Promanja (or not….) Oh my word! I almost jumped on an aeroplane twice to go back home. The feeling of being a stranger in a foreign land is very real. However, the work, cost, and stress, associated with obtaining a Schengen visa remind me to take advantage of those 90 days granted
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From South Africa to Serbia! Wednesday 19th October 2022 saw the print launch of my first novel – Love Unheard. I combined this auspicious occasion with a ‘Safe Travels’ party at a local pizza joint to enable me to say farewell to the people who have given the most support not only in terms of
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