A Julie Andrews Day

I love it when a good day comes along. You know, the sort of day when you feel like Julie Andrews on the mountain. The sort of day when you Just. Feel. Good. When you find yourself smiling. At a plant, the sky. Or just smiling. Nothing special has happened, maybe the sun is shining … Continue reading A Julie Andrews Day

Pantsing along…

or...How Her Father's Daughter came about I am a serious pantser. Not something I chose, it's the way I am. I might begin to write towards a particular turning point but the pen or the keys take off in a different direction and before I know it my characters are saying and doing things they … Continue reading Pantsing along…

Shaped or Shapeless

Books by Mary Wesley

Writers are often asked in interviews to explain which books and or authors have shaped them, or have helped define their writing. Children's classics like Anne of Green Gables and the Famous Five are spoken of with pleasure, and likewise Gumnut Babies and The Magic Pudding. Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers and P.D. James inspire mystery writers. Dickens, Austen, Hemingway...the list goes on … Continue reading Shaped or Shapeless