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Forest for the trees »
Happy Bank Holiday Monday. Just a quick note today to let you know that my publisher, Flipped Eye, is the August blogger for incwriters. Read my guest post on short stories here and let me know what you think. http://www.incwriters.co.uk/?p=2356 ...
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Book Swapping: 5 reasons »
The idea of book swapping is a interesting one. You get rid of something you don't want in return for something someone else doesn't want. In theory, it can help cut down on spending and makes you...
No Ordinary Angel: India »
This week I'm talking to author/blogger/cupcake addict, and all around groovygirl India Drummond. India's paranormal romance/urban fantasy, Ordinary Angels, comes out next year with publisher Lyrical...
Writing Retreat »
Four opinionated and independent women writers in the same house for a week - sounds like a recipe for disaster. But I don't think I've ever been as relaxed as I was in Cornwall. The weather was...
Death by paper »
Word count: TOO MANY
I've been working non-stop on my novel for the past few months, and while it's going well word count wise, progress isn't being made. Let me explain. The writing is solid....
Retreat »
I am going away on my first writing retreat in June. Four women writers in a cottage by the sea. A week of salty breezes and sunshine, laptops, notebooks, vodka, pens, coffee, aspirin, seafood,...
Eating Strawberries with »
Today, I have the pleasure of chatting with short story writer and fellow blogger Nik Perring. Nik's debut collection of short, short stories, Not So Perfect, is published by Roast Book and comes...
Adam Slade and his Hat »
I had the pleasure of chatting with fantasy writer Adam Slade, whose debut novella, A Reaper’s Tale – The Undecided, comes out this May with Lyrical Press. Adam kindly agreed to talk to us...
Here be (writing) »
Writer's block. No one talks about how painful it is and how disconnected it makes you feel from everything around you. You don't, or can't I suppose, realise just how disconcerting it is until it...
A peek in Gary »
I recently had the chance to chat with fellow quirky writer and novelist Gary William Murning about refrigerators, rogue toes, and what books inspire him. Gary is the author of debut novel, If I...
Happy birthday to me »
After a long hiatus, I've returned to blogging. In many ways, it has been a return to many things, including the everlasting novel. When unpacking my old files, I realised I've been publicly...
I have dreams I can fly »
Sometimes I dream that I'm running. There I am on a long stretch of road: arms pumping, legs taut, chest rising and falling in rhythmic breathing. In, out. In, out. I'm moving fast, pounding my feet...
A city of roller skates »
Paris is all the guidebooks say it is and more: a place where you can experience romance and adventure from the front row seat of a cafe. As we were only in town for a few days, we made a list of all...
No one knows for sure how many layers an onion has. Wiki is no help, other than to say that in Middle Ages onions were used to pay the rent. Also in Roman times, gladiators were known to smear onion juice on their muscles. Unfortunately, this site is not about gladiators or landlords. It's not even about onions. Just lots and lots of layers.
Ms Onion is the author of a short story collection. Her novel on virtual romances will be out in 2011. More here on the mysterious 