by Michelle | Nov 12, 2018 | Creativity, journaling, writer's lifestyle
The Write Way to Be Happy Journal: The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Successful Journaling Habit. Life can knock us sideways sometimes, can’t it? Just when we’re plodding along nicely, and minding our own business, bam! Something lands in our...
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2018 | Amazon Audible, bookworm, writer's lifestyle
I don’t know about you but what with work, dog-walking, domestic chores and two teenagers to taxi all over Co Durham, I only seem to be able to read for 20 minutes before I switch off the bedside lamp for another day. By that point I’m so tired I either a) find...
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2018 | Indie Author Feedback, Self-publishing
Poet, Mario Panayi, contacted me in September to ask if I could help bring his poetry book, Birth, Life, Burial to life. I do love a bit of poetry as it reminds me of my OU Creative Writing days where we studied a module on this genre and it opened up a whole new...
by Michelle | Oct 3, 2018 | mental health for writers, stuck with your writing
How many times has your inner voice whispered in your ear, “You’re not a REAL writer, though, are you?” How often do you play down your writing skills, despite what people tell you? How many times have you questioned your writing talent?...
by Michelle | Oct 1, 2018 | indie authors, Self-publishing
Elizabeth Zigor: Octogenarian, Indie Author, and All-Round Inspirational Lady When Elizabeth rang me in 2015 to see if I’d be able to help with publishing her memoir, I jumped at the chance. You see, I’ve always loved anything and everything book-related that’s...
