Monthly Archives: November 2013

What my Slow Cooker taught me about Writing

I love my Sunbeam Slow Cooker and as I was preparing a meal with it recently, it occurred to me the process was much like that of writing. 1. Gather ingredients.  I am a more systematic cook than I am … Continue reading

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An open letter to my characters.

AN open letter to my characters because they are conspiring in silence not to reveal their story to me.  They pretend to be compliant but they are really as stubborn and disobedient as wilful children. ‘That’s because we have our own … Continue reading

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Novel Writing Month

Visiting for an hour and half with one child’s principal,  running out to collect another from the shopping centre,  the first one required an X-ray;  the third had to have the latest version of Assassin’s Creed and then there was … Continue reading

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