HAPPY CHRISTMAS Christmas and the holidays are fast approaching and for many of us, it’s a time for a lot of stressful activity. In my humble opinion, it can get a bit too hectic and we all need a restful moment or three to put ourselves back together again. As for me, I am taking […]
Archive | December, 2013
WRITING UP A STORM
WRITING, WRITING AND MORE WRITING I’ve been writing almost non-stop lately, apart from my daily walk, or tricycle. Writing for my websites as well as my books means writing, writing and more writing. My lovely Sheba makes sure I never get to miss a walk, her sad eyes always guilt-propel me off the chair, no […]
Christmas In Ballyyahoo
A funny children’s story for Christmas. Ballyyahoo is a tiny, magical town in Ireland. Christmas in Ballyyahoo was going to be the best one ever. Until Santa and Rudolph show up on Christmas Eve and take all the presents away! It’s up to two boys, Kevin and Gerry, to save Christmas. The boys set off […]
Christmas Stories
Christmas stories have always been a big part of Christmas for me because I was lucky to have parents who always bought me books. I particularly loved reading funny stories about Santa getting stuck in the chimney, or losing his way, or running out of presents. All those little ‘Santa’s little mishap’ type stories were great […]
How to edit your own story when you’re broke.
In an ideal world, all writers would be able to afford the best of editors. But, we are not in an ideal world. Most writers don’t have much money. Most of us have seen our incomes go down even more over the last ten years. Many of us are struggling. Yet editing is vital and […]
Write, Crit, Lit…
by Megan Archer Recently, criticism has reached new blows. A writer’s work isn’t the only thing up for jabs. It is also open season on our faces, bodies, as well the usual suspect – our mental health. As a reader I admit to enjoying a bit of snark on my Sunday morning toast as the […]