Because None of Us Get it Right All of the Time – WIPpet Wednesday

It's a glorious thing to be human. But the thing about being human is that none of us get it right all of the time. And that applies especially to me in so many areas of my life. Especially when it comes to writing. At least I'm not the only one - today one of …

Feeling Let Down: WIPpet Wednesday

It's been a rough week. We lost a beloved friend to cancer, and it hurt. And in a cruel double-whammy we also saw the legal system fail spectacularly. As a lawyer I've seen it before, but rarely in such a cruel fashion. Going through a week like this makes you realise you need to cherish …

The Right Thing: WIPpet Wednesday

It's early-squirly Thursday morning here in NZ, but I'm operating on the assumption that the day isn't really over if you haven't gone to sleep... and it's Wednesday where the other WIPpeteers are, so that must count for something? In honour of the fading vestiges of the 29th of Jan, I offer you 11 sentences …

The Prologue is Never The End

Today is the final instalment of the prologue for my new Work in Progress, The Moon is Made of Glass. If you've been following along with the WIPpets today is the day you find out the fate of Carys - the young girl watching the moon in the pond. If you haven't read the first …

Reflections – WIPpet Wednesday

Happy WIPpet Wednesday! My favourite blog day of the week, where the fearless WIPpeteers crack open their works in progress and dare to bare them to the world in all their first draft glory! (It's not for the faint-of-heart, I can assure you). True to my word, this week's WIPpet is from my new WIP, …

The Moon is Made of Glass

I walk most mornings in the wee small hours before my husband leaves for work, and during the winter months that means rugging up against the cold and navigating the path in the dark (or by streetlight). However the past few days, in wake of the storm, we've had beautiful clear skies and one of …

A Moment – WIPpet Wednesday

If I had to pick only one thing to keep up with on this blog it would be WIPpet Wednesday - for many reasons. For one the WIPpeteers are a great bunch; supportive, interesting and very talented. I love our weekly check-ins, it encourages me to trawl through my own writing, take stock of where …

A Crowning Moment – WIPpet Wednesday

I had an interesting experience this week, when an inner ear infection caused an onset of severe vertigo. The world was spinning - and spinning fast. It's a terrible feeling when you can't focus on anything and even closing your eyes won't make it stop. In the end, relief came in the form of a …

Caught in the Act: WIPpet Wednesday

It's WIPpet Wednesday again and New Zealand is still being blasted by icy winds. A good time to hunker down in front of the heater, crack open the WIP and share something that relates to today's date and doesn't contain spoilers. Not as easy as it sounds, but at least we get to use WIPpet …

The Beat of the Heartstone: WIPpet Wednesday

It's my favourite time of the week again - the Wednesday WIPpet! Time to crack open the WIP and see if there is anything vaguely related to the date that is worth sharing with the world. Like everyone else, it's getting hard to find a passage sans spoilers to share. So in deference to the …