One of my sadnesses early on in lockdown was feeling like the work of my novel was being washed away by our new reality.
The Lockdown Novel
Category: on writing
My Mother is an Artist
The second pop-up for the Emerald Bookshelf kicked off on Saturday at the Gala Opening of My Mother is an Artist at Bridgend Farmhouse. It as a lovely afternoon of book and chat - sharing the inspiration and sometimes frustrations of being a mother and an artist.
The Emerald Bookshelf – new pop up
Opening afternoon - 19th January - a kid friendly event kicking off at 2pm, with readings and artists talks.
The Emerald Bookshelf – pop-up at The Falkirk Storytelling Festival
The Emerald Bookshelf – guest curated by Ailie Walace, showcasing The Rooftop Writers Anthology, Suzanne Egerton, Max Scratchman, Carol Allan, Ailie Wallace, Waymaking – a new anthology of Women's adventure writing and more.
Travelling to the Past
some surprises, re-rememberings and new ways of looking forwards.
The Naive Face Painter
From that first moment of intuitive inspiration an artist hopes to build something.
Goodreads reviews – November
The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing to say about this book is that it is a page turner. I read it in about three sittings over three days. I got captivated early on, not just by the mystery, but also the characters. Maria Donovan brings… Continue reading Goodreads reviews – November
A writer’s guide to reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
What can a close reading of Never Let Me Go, by Nobel Prize in literature winner Kazuo Ishiguro teach you as a writer?
How To Feed Your Soul
Have you already lost that New Year glow? That warm fuzzy feeling that this year things will go OK, things will be accomplished. You will be calm, intelligent and accomplished? I reached a proper low around the middle of January. The bottom out involved words like: stomach bug, medical fasting, colonoscopy*, husband projectile vomiting, two… Continue reading How To Feed Your Soul
Cover Art
So much of my communication with the world these days takes place on a screen. Big screens, small screens, in the case of my phone: a repeatedly smashed, repaired, smashed and dropped in the toilet screen. And I am not complaining; computers and phones help me stay in touch with my family and friends in… Continue reading Cover Art
