2014 Plans

In case you're confused, the number in the title signifies the year, not the number of my projects. Just thought I'd make that one clear. Phew. Now, let's get on with the show! You know I've edited a lot last year, and as a consequence I only managed two new books, Eternal Immortality (co-written with …

Tree Lights and Happy Thoughts

Only a quick post today, as I promised to show you my wreaths. I couldn't help snapping a few shots of the tree, too. I'm sure you'll forgive the over-exuberance of color. What can I say? I love Christmas! Editing-wise, you'll be pleased to know two more books will hit the shelves in time for …

Waiting for the Tree and Being Creative

I can't wait. I'm one of those people who can't keep the grin off their faces come Christmas time. I've celebrated Christmas all over the globe, and I have fond memories of all of them, indiscriminately. There were the times when I used to decorate the tree under the watchful eye and witty direction of …

Feeling Free on the First!

Hello, my dear friends. First of December - where has this year gone? It seemed more like a couple of hundred seconds than a couple of hundred days... I've experienced so many ups and downs and so many changes. But none as significant as the last three months. The move to rural Ireland has not …

NaNo Bites the Dust and Other Seasonal Thoughts

I've come to the conclusion November is the wrong month for NaNoWriMo. I mean, I don't know about others, but I'm not so perfectly organized that I lose all Seasonal Anxiety long before Christmas. In fact, the opposite is true. Far back in the days when office work was my life and my family was …

NaNo – Week 1, and a sample

If you know me, you know I like to keep busy. In fact, I somehow manage to take on far more work than I can cope with in a normal working day. Cue late nights and fourteen-hour work-days. So my own writing lags behind, because I only write when I have little or no editing …

Tales from the Roaring Water Bay #2.5

Time for a quick update (the proper tale is still in the draft stages). Busy is a disease, they say, and I guess I've caught it. I'm getting better now, and as soon as I finish another edit (tomorrow, with a bit of luck and a following wind) and one more later in the week, …

Update and Apology

Tales from the Roaring Water Bay #3 will be published a couple of days late - apologies for that. This is due to an unprecedented level of editing work, in addition to sorting out my house days after moving into it (and a new country). I have also started work on the new Reviews page, …

Tales from the Roaring Water Bay #2

  Hello from the Roaring Water Bay. You'll be pleased to know the wind has dropped somewhat and my life has settled into an almost relaxed routine. As soon as I open the door to let the fresh Atlantic breeze in, early in the morning, I'm met by my personal trainer for the first round …

Tales from the Roaring Water Bay #1

It's 15.45 and I'm gazing out over the cliff at the Roaring Water Bay. Why did the Irish call it that? I can't see any roaring water. In fact, the only roaring around here is the result of the gentle coastal breeze. The North Atlantic seems pretty peaceful from where I'm standing, in the doorway …