Creating Sparks and Sentences - and Happily Ever Afters

I'll show you how they fit together hand in glove:  I have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to keeping a story flow alive while travelling away on holiday. My current work-in-progress has me inspired to keep writing every day, trouble is, we had an extensive holiday planned long in advance.   Not a sit and stay type holiday, but a hop and a skip to new places every day kind of holiday . Still, I managed to fit in a writing sprint every single day, and enjoy our holiday adventures to the full! How? Come with me: I used Pockets of Productivity (PoPs) in 10 minute writing sprints on my laptop: • My PoPs included at a cafe sipping an extra shot small skinny latte while waiting for vehicle feedback. • In the evening instead of watching television (hubs preoccupied with rugby). • In the campsite while admiring the view when my husband read his book (I had time to read too). • Early morning with birds twittering in the background before breakfast. • Basically any time you can ...

When Opportunity Knocks Welcome the opportunity! This has been the underlying message throughout the publishing process (hint: and the story itself) of my upcoming novella, Marriage & Mayhem . As scary as it is to take opportunities you wouldn't normally take, the rewards are almost always worth it. The book is currently with early readers and I wasn't going to take that stressful path. But, on advice from those more experienced than me, I did, and I am thrilled with the outstanding outcome making the story shine 🤩 Writing novellas this year has been the best fun!  And now, it's time for the big reveal! As promised, I have the cover reveal of Marriage & Mayhem for you, my valued blog subscribers first , before social media! Massive thanks to Amber Grosjean for her commitment to giving readers the best 'first glance' of my book. I love it! Ebook cover by  @ambergrosjeanwrites Paperback cover with blurb. Never before seen by anyone! Cover designer:  @ambergr...