Ann Godridge has just completed her first crime novel, The Mermaid's Shroud, and has started work on the sequel. Her story the Tree of Knowledge was shortlisted for the Asham Award. She writes about writing and sometimes about textile arts at her blogStraw into Gold. You can find out more about her here - About Ann G.
Practice makes perfect
I suppose this truism is repeated so many times and in so many different ways, just because we don’t want to believe it. Genius is 99 percent perspiration. The harder I work, the luckier I get. I don’t think it’s just that we are lazy. Sometimes I think it comes down to that trained fear [...]
I'm resolving to make lots of mistakes this year
and to take pleasure in doing some things very badly. One of the most important life lessons came late for me. Perhaps it was actually unlucky, in a way, that I was always good at school, because that meant it was natural for me to gravitate towards doing only those things that came easily to [...]
Guest blog: 2 essential recipes for modern women
These superb recipes are from Ann Godridge, a dear friend and the recipes should be in every single womans cooking portfolio. Even if they cannot make anything else. Image via Wikipedia Thank you Ann. Much appreciated. Blackberry Vodka and Blackberry Vodka Chocolate Truffles by Ann Godridge No affiliation with either supplier- other than addiction to [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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