I finally sent my first draft to an editor who was not my husband. Actually my husband did it without me knowing. Well, he had asked me first, and I told him I wasn’t ready and I wanted him to work on […]
Who would be the person you allow to read your first draft? Someone you are close to? Someone who knows how your mind works? A friend? A partner? A sibling? Or would you rather a complete stranger read your work? They don’t […]
Why did I start writing? Why romantic comedy? Sophie Kinsella. That’s why. Ironically, her brilliant mind and those of other contemporary romance/ rom-com authors had me in awe. To the extent that when I read or reread any of my favorite books, […]
I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets fed up with looking at the mundane surroundings of my home. If only some inspiration for my antagonist would pop out of my 8-year-old coffee table! That being said, I have honestly done […]
Sure, hundreds of possibilities went through my mind. All the turns my story could take. But, I am writing romantic comedy. My story needed to give the reader all the feels and make them laugh till their ribs hurt. More importantly, it […]
I wish I could tell you that an idea suddenly dawned upon me and all the pieces suddenly fit together producing a story I would love to write. The truth couldn’t be further away. Whenever I got stuck I found myself going […]
I am a mum. That is my full-time job. I have two little girls who demand my attention at odd hours of the day, every day. And like many others with full-time jobs, taking up another full-time course or going to university […]
I hated English as a subject in school. Shakespeare was incredibly boring to me and I struggled to keep my eyes open while the teacher would drone on about Othello. Writing essays was an equally painful task. We were just given a […]
Garry Kasparov and his long-time rival Anatoly Karpov—two of the greatest chess players of all-time—took their respective seats around the chess board. The 1990 World Chess Championship was about to begin. The two men would play 24 games to decide the champion […]
Audrey Hepburn was an icon. Rising to fame in the 1950s, she was one of the greatest actresses of her era. In 1953, Hepburn became the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for […]