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, […]
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 […]