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Natalie Wills talks about: The Power of Underlying Self-Belief

I wanted to start 2012 with a series of posts from people who MIGHT just inspire you to be a bit brave. This is the second in the series. Let me introduce you to Natalie Wills, as she talks about ‘Believe in Yourself and You Will Not Fail’: There are things we know in life […]

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Talli Roland speaks about ‘Taking the Plunge’

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I wanted to start 2012 with a series of posts from people who have ‘taken the plunge’ or ‘followed their dreams’ or had a ‘now or never’ moment, because it MIGHT just inspire you to be a bit brave too… First up, the delightful Talli Roland: I tried for five minutes (at least) to come […]

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On Writing: Finishing the first draft of novel 4

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Yesterday I finished the first draft of novel 4, let’s call him The Drowning of Arthur Braxton. I told Twitter, I told Facebook, and everyone was amazingly supportive, so many got that it was a big deal for me. You see. Fifteen months ago, I had a conversation with a friend. I’d stopped writing, I […]

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Meanwhile over at Nik’s blog

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My fellow (and most freaky) partner in crime, Mr Perring, has blogged about collaborating and the front cover for ‘FREAKS!’. And me? Well, I’m NOT blogging about that new front cover, mainly because I’m RUBBISH at keeping cover-secrets and want to show you NOW. More, soon, promise. Tweet

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A thank you

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A few days ago I received my royalty cheque for the e-pub editions of Black Boxes and In Search of Adam and for a brief moment I was speechless. I’ve blogged elsewhere about the reason for the low e-book pricing and about how reaching a new audience hasn’t always been positive, but I don’t think […]

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Would you like to win a freebie from Appliances Online?

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(Note to readers: There’s a chance for a handful of people to receive freebies from Appliances Online and all details can be found at the end of this post) OK, so an update about my broken oven and my concern about how the turkey would be cooked this year (because clearly you’re all anxious and […]

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Jesus and Tilly: Like Bees to Honey

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An amazing gift, from the super talented Darren Craske: Tweet

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Postcards from Los Angeles

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Honey, I’m home!

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Did you even miss me or even realise that I was gone? I am back from what was the most amazing trip, as in the trip of a lifetime to Los Angeles! (Yes, you read that right! LA, yes me! And yes, the kiddies and G came along too!). I still honestly can’t believe that […]

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Publication Day: Like Bees to Honey

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You all know just how overwhelmed and grateful I am with the amazing support that people have given so far. You lot are utterly fabulous but… (and believe me I’ve struggled with myself about whether or not to write this blog post, but I also know that I get one shot at this, so…) Like […]

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