by admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Q & A
The amount of research I do depends on the story I’m writing. For most flash fiction pieces, I do minimal research, however for my fractured fairy tales in Teapot Tales, I did read a lot of fairy tales. For Swallow Me, NOW! I did quite a bit of research about...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Q & A
I was pretty quiet at school and a bit of a book nerd. When you consider I read Gone with the Wind in class during Year 7, that might be a bit of a clue. I went to seven primary schools in two different countries, and one high school. Moving around like that, I never...
by admin | Aug 7, 2014 | Q & A
At the time, yes, I have. There have been some stories that I thought were great at the time, and now not so much. I recently found a file that had a number of stories I had written years ago. Some of them I had hated at the time, but reading them again about 20 years...
by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | Q & A
Before I sit down to write a book, I like to have an idea of where the story is going to go, however I don’t have a detailed outline of the story. I have tried to write detailed plans, however they don’t work very well for me. On the other hand, if I have...
by admin | Jul 24, 2014 | Q & A
This is easy – yes, I do experience writer’s block. Often when I experience writer’s block, there are other factors at play, such as being unwell, overwhelmed by life, have sick kids, or there are other things happening that mean I struggle to focus...