Over the last few weeks I have made two decisions that have surprised me. What they were isn’t that important – they weren’t what you’d call life changing (although both will have important ramifications.) What is of interest, however, is that they caught me unawares. They weren’t what I was expecting, and if you’d asked me what I thought a…
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Making decisions . . .
What do you want to achieve?
Have you noticed how life is all about goal setting these days? I’m not complaining! It suits me because I am all about goal setting too. I like a target generally, but it’s particularly important as a busy, full-time author with a tight schedule. Without setting out clear goals of what I need to achieve and when, it would be…
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What is the gestation period of a book?
How long does it take to write a book form the initial idea to the final product? How long is a piece of string but here is my answer.
How it feels to publish a book
Next week my new book, The Last Piece, will be launched worldwide. This is the ninth time that the button has been pressed on one of my books – four times by me as an indie and five times by my publisher – and yet it doesn’t seem to get any easier!
The Class of 2020
Well, what strange times we are suddenly living in. I am fortunate enough that all my friends and family are currently well, I have food in my cupboards and a job that won’t stop paying me because of Coronavirus. I am feeling very privileged right now. But my poor children are feeling less so.
