Book Review: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Book Review: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
“Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.” The words of protagonist Claud
Hey Date, what makes you so special?
We’ve been measuring time since the year dot. Literally. While clocks count time’s passage, calendars organise its chunks into days, months
First draft finished: it's just the beginning
I have finished my first draft! It’s taken ten months of research, planning, writing, self-doubt, re-writing, crying, editing, and more self
Putting my story on the grid
I’m learning a lot from Shawn Coyne’s story grid approach to editing. I took time out this week to analyse the genre of my book in more deta
The (hi)story is in the detail
The biggest hindrance to writing my first novel has been the time involved in researching historical events. My challenge is to learn when t