What’s letting your business down?
If you missed it last week, I was busy celebrating my marriage (minus the tax relief ). As a treat, my husband took my to a lovely lodge hotel set in the midst of a golf course. As we drove through the tree laden, leaf encrusted roads leading up to the lodge, I thought, “spellbinding”. [...]
Writing funny – deliberately, or by accident.
The dangers of women trying to be funny have already been discussed here, but in spite of all the warnings, some of us keep on trying. I went to the same school as Victoria Wood, and was exposed to her humour long before the rest of you. I was in the first year when she [...]
What's in a pen-name?
Of course, I am procrastinating again, especially when I look back at Bian’s blog about business names, where I suggested keeping it simple, and personal. What should I be doing? Well, I have just submitted my entry for the Crime Writer’s Association Debut Dagger competition. I have written my first chapter of 3000 words, and [...]
Are crime writers guilty
Are crime writers guilty of murder, or something worse? Image via Wikipedia The Sisters in Crime blog started me thinking, when they asked this question – “Does it bother you, that you write murder as entertainment?” I’m in the middle of writing my first crime novel at the moment, and I’ve been reading crime fiction [...]
Lets Rise Above It
Recently my husband lent a copy of a book by Nevil Shute to a relative of mine in his 70s. The book was written in the 1950s, and it showed. My relative said he was unable to enjoy the book because of the overt sexism in it. This makes me so sad. Nevil Shute is [...]
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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