Spring, Birthday and Writing

For me, the month of April is the start of everything new. Gardens are showcasing colourful Spring flowers and the long bright evenings encourage us to get out and about. My own garden is in need of a tidy-up plus a trip to a garden center is on the cards. My lemon primroses are thriving

First 3 Month Review

Did you set goals at the start of the year? If so, how are you getting on now that we are in the 3rd month of the year? Imagine, March already! I started the year with great gusto and enthusiasm and for ten days I knocked out flash fiction, short stories, agent/publisher queries, and even

Telling You Now, I Probably Won’t Stick To It…

Please don’t look back to check when I last wrote here, as it was months ago and I made a decision that I would write at least a new blog post once a month. I failed in that. Plus the only reason it hasn’t happened is I am a master of procrastination when it comes

Welcome back, Mary!

Where do I start? I had the best of intentions to write a post every Monday for months past. Yet the day came and went and then I left it so long, I’m embarrassed to be actually posting this. But I have always believed in biting the bullet no matter what has gone before. I

This is My (Writing) Story

When I left home at 18, I wrote to my Nana, reams of pages in each letter. Every detail was included, nothing left out. I married at 21, and then wrote pages and pages of letters to family who lived abroad. I had my first child at 23, so my twenties were given to having

New Novel and Novella Published, (and Other Bits)

It is only now I get to tell those of you who may not have heard, but I have not just a new novella, but also the final novel in The Lacey Taylor Story, No More Secrets. How’s about that for news. I may have been silent on here but I have been busy. First

Comfort Zones Make you Lazy

We all have them, don’t we? How do you manage yours? If like me, you might be allowing your comfort zone to dictate a bit more than it should. The past year has been crazy and we all have read and experienced enough to not want to hear more about the pandemic. But wait, did

Being Overwhelmed, Stops Me From Sleeping

What works for me, may help you. I don’t like it when I toss and turn and sleep is just not happening for me. In fact it makes me anxious because I need my sleep and very few people can operate on little sleep. So what did I do? I made myself sit and think,

Celebrations on a Grey November Day

It has been a good week for my writing and I want to celebrate it with you all. Two simple things happened, firstly, a story of mine was published in the iconic Irish magazine, Ireland’s Own which is enjoyed around the world. This really lifted my spirits as politics dominated the news and life of

Small Steps Make the Journey Possible

It has been a while since I paid a visit to here, I think life has been a little upside down for us all. But I feel an update is required and so here I am! By taking small steps I am progressing in my writing life, plus it cancels out the terrifying feeling of