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 …

Suffering in Silence – WIPpet Wednesday

Today I felt like licking my wounds and curling up in the fetal position; an hour or so in the dentist's chair will do that to a girl. But when you're a Mum, even if you're feeling fragile, you just have to suck it up and get on with it. At least I was feeling …

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 …

The Beloved Daughter – An Interview with Alana Terry

Kia Ora! That's a huge kiwi welcome to Alana Terry, author of The Beloved Daughter. I first met Alana, who hails from Alaska, through ReGi McClain's blog, where I discovered that she is not only a hugely talented writer but a super-homeschooling-Mom with an incredible sense of humour. She runs her own business and has …

First Impressions: WIPpet Wednesday

It's WIPpet Wednesday! The day when we pry open our Work In Progress and give you a peek inside. This week, in honour of the 17th I've posted about 17 lines from page 14 of The Legend of the Kings. In this scene Jae is sitting in a bar waiting for reinforcements, and an opportunity …

Dragons – WIPpet Wednesday

WIPpet Wednesday is a blog-hop where writers throw open their Work in Progress to give you a sneak peak into their writing life. I had promised to post something about dragons this week - so here is 10(ish) paragraphs from the prologue of The Legend of the Kings (Book 3). (Please remember this is very …

Stellar: WIPpet Wednesday

I know I promised you dragons this week, but I've trawled back through the WIP and I can't find anything suitable to share. Most of them contained spoilers, one piece was written in a dragon's POV (probably not a keeper), and nothing else fired the imagination. So instead here's a light passage where Stellar drags …

A Persistent Fool – WIPpet Wednesday

As promised in my last post, The Perils of Falling For Your Villain, this week's WIPpet Wednesday introduces my newest bad guy known only as the Elder. Have you ever known one of those people who just keep pushing their point far past the point of good sense. Well this poor fool is pushing the …