by admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Blog
It’s Write on Wednesday time again. I was hoping this would help me with NaNoWriMo, but it didn’t really help with my current book, but took me back to the original Jimmy James story… I started rewriting it based on feedback from friends, especially a couple of...
by admin | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog
I thought I’d do a quick post to update you all on my progress with NaNoWriMo. Unfortunately, Clara’s story is still at a standstill. I’m not sure where to go next. If you want to help out, go to Accidental WAHM and add some comments to the posts. Jimmy James’ letter...
by admin | Nov 4, 2011 | Blog
As part of the Jimmy James novel I’m writing, I want to record the replies JJ receives from those he writes letters to. I’ve had a number of interesting discussions, both on Facebook and face to face with friends on the topic of replies. The question I was asking...
by admin | Oct 26, 2011 | Blog
As well as my kids books, you may know that I have a novel (or two) inside my head. The project/s at the front of my mind are to do with the Accidental WAHM stories, specifically the story with Clara or Sally. I stumbled upon NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)...
by admin | Oct 24, 2011 | Blog
My 7 year old has recently been reading the Peter Rabbit books. One thing that struck me was the language. These books were aimed at children. The language is sophisticated. Ask my 7 year old what “soporific” means, he can tell you. Comparing this to the language in...
by admin | Oct 23, 2011 | Blog
Now, I hated high school. I don’t have the best memories of the time I spent there, but there are some days I wish I was back in school… It’s not every subject, just English. One thing I appreciated (now, not then) is the discipline of writing something, handing it in...
