The Writing Process…

I’ve been feeling despondent in my fiction writing. When I committed to writing a novel two years ago, I thought I had finally overcome the fear barrier of this mammoth task and was building courage in reaching my dream. Little did I know that writing a novel wasn’t the hard part, deciding what to do with it after was! It also didn’t help that I’d entered my novel into a writing competition in 2018, coming in as the 2nd runner-up. The immense pressure of the competition had taken its toll on ... Read the Post

Running and Writing…

I’m a runner and a writer. I started running before I took my writing seriously. Through the years I’ve discovered how similar running and writing are to me and why I feel so passionate about them: Discipline Running - To be a runner, I had to train. In the early hours of the morning, no matter the weather, no matter how I felt. There’s no quick fix to getting fit, it takes sacrifice, time and effort to become a runner. Writing is hard. Without practice it will always remain challenging. I ... Read the Post

Reflecting on 2018…

With every year that sails by, I take time to reflect on the highs, lows and lessons learnt along the way. 2018 goals and achievements I’ve learnt through experience that setting too many goals in a year leads to despair when not achieved. 2018 saw me focusing only on two - finishing my first romance novel, Sydney’s Boxer and learning to swim. Each goal required immense determination and commitment. Both consumed so much of me and when things got hard, I questioned whether I was cut out for it. ... Read the Post