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

Sydney’s Boxer…

One's first novel will always remain special. Mainly for the sheer drive it takes to write a novel and accomplishing it, despite all the doubts along the way. It was a journey where I tapped into my true potential, that what I was writing was meant to come out and nothing could stop me from finishing. I will never forget the moment when it hit me I was afraid to write a novel. I'd been writing for a few years with the West Coast Writers' Circle before I joined the Romance Organisation of Writers ... Read the Post