Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus pawb! No I didn't just have a seizure, that was welsh for 'Happy St David's Day' For the uninitiated St David is the patron saint of Wales and March 1st marks his saint's day. Here in Wales we're all a little patriotic and so St David's day is celebrated throughout, from … Continue reading I should TYPE that down
Remember when I wrote my first ever post on this blog and claimed it was likely to be the worst post I ever wrote? Well prepare to be proven wrong... Today I complained to a friend about my current inability to write anything decent whatsoever. I currently have a list of projects I could and … Continue reading Writer’s Block…sort of…
As a former student of Modern Languages it should come as no surprise that I'm in favour of preserving so called 'dying' languages. I'm a firm believer that no language should be left to die and that all languages are of equal importance. Granted, languages such as Arabic, English and Mandarin for example are spoken … Continue reading Viva la langue! Why no language deserves to die
Today (January 25th) is what we Welsh call Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen, or St Dwynwen's Day for those who don't speak Cymraeg. St Dwynwen's Day is the Welsh equivalent of Valentine's Day so hugs, kisses and presents are in abundance. The background to St Dwynwen's day is actually quite a heartbreaking tale, young Dwynwen falls in … Continue reading The Ones that Got Away
I'm writing a trilogy called St Victoria's, it's set in 19th century London and tells the story of Rosetta Heroski an upper class teenager who has just moved from Russia with her family and enrolls into an all female boarding school called St Victoria's. There she befriends a group of rebellious, misfit girls and ends … Continue reading The Art of Insulting – Why True Friends Hate Each Other
My sister once told me I was her twin born 4 years before her. Sometimes I think she's right, we definitely have a 'twin-thing', always on the same wave-length, often having the same random thoughts and knowing when the other is down or happy even when we're miles apart. (Yes, we're weird okay?) Maybe because … Continue reading Double Trouble, it’s a Twin-Thing
Have you ever written something completely original and authentic only to give it to a friend to read through and have them say "that character was totally based on me right?" If this has never happened to you then lucky you, if it has happened to you then I'm sure it makes your blood boil … Continue reading Any Similarity is Purely Coincidental…sort of
One of my favourite things about writing fiction is creating and developing characters. I'm a bit of a character junkie actually, I like to build reasonably detailed character profiles when I write and I cover some pretty trivial details, I like knowing my characters' zodiac, their height, where they've lived, who their best friends are, … Continue reading Why Main Characters Suck
What makes a good story great? It's a question I'm sure many budding writers ask themselves, and as far as I'm concerned there's no real answer. A good story can be attributed to many different factors: a unique, gripping plot, interesting characters, witty dialogue, incredible world-building, any of these combined with good writing (i.e. something … Continue reading The Measure of a Good Story or Why Tears are Everything
I Should Write That Down... 