a creative life
Hello! Its that time of the year again and I'm looking back at 2019, specifically my word of the year THRIVE. I chose Thrive at the start of 2019 for my word of the year, because I wanted to use it as something to aim for. I was focused on the wellbeing side of it;… Continue reading Reflecting on my word of 2019
Hello, hello, is this thing still on? This is me. A change is as good as a rest they say. I've really changed direction, become less commercial, was I ever? I don't sell anything tangible, the world doesn't need anymore stuff. I've virtually stopped working with brands because of this. I'm not here to sell… Continue reading A Change of Scene
Pinterest is somewhere many of us collect idea for our lives. From home design to fancy dress party ideas, vegan cakes and small bathrooms. If you have an interest in something you can create collections and organise ideas. You can find my Pinterest profile here. I use the secret/hidden board function quite a bit for novel writing. I keep… Continue reading Using Pinterest for Writing Fiction
It's actually rare, as in once a year maybe, that I work on my laptop somewhere other than home. But, I do carry notebooks everywhere, and I'll happily sit and write free-hand for an hour or two providing the environment works for me. So here are my top five places to write (digitally or by hand)… Continue reading Most Inspiring Places to Write in Manchester
Writing a novel had been in the back of my mind ever since being a young girl playing with my Grandma's typewriter. I've been getting a lot of questions about how I started writing my novel. Despite being far from finished (I'm currently editing the first draft) I thought I'd answer a few of the… Continue reading How I Started Writing a Novel
