Do you consider yourself an introvert? I most definitely am, although with age I am becoming more comfortable in social and work...

I don't know about you but I've always loved books featuring animals. From my childhood reads of Black Beauty, White Fang, The Call of...

My writers' group recently set us a challenge of writing a travel article for which I was delighted to receive a Commended on the...

As a Scot married to a Romanian, both cultures are of interest to me, and so I decided to compare the national poets from each country....

As a writer it can be worrying when inspiration and/or motivation to write are lacking. That's the stage I'm at right now and I'm trying...

That catchy Adele tune was the unexpected theme tune of my family summer holiday in 2017. The reason? My two nieces are Romanian, still...

Well after more time than I care to admit, my first novel is finally finished! There will be more info. about the book soon, but for...

So, today I'm going to try something new to improve my creativity. Like many people I guess, living through a pandemic, the changes to...

I don't know about you, but I am growing to hate the expression used to describe what we are living through. I sincerely hope that we are...

Have you ever wondered why a prickly weed is such a well-known emblem of Scotland? Looking through some photos on my phone , I found this...

I will soon celebrate my 19th wedding anniversary, which is very hard to believe. I've been reliving memories of our special day. In...

Never in my life did I expect to write a headline like that, and yet here we are...In Scotland we are still very much in the lockdown...

Continuing on from last week's reflections on a "Ted Talk" style presentation I volunteered to do at work about Romania, I'll pick up...

Easier said than done in many ways, when we take a book from a shelf, more often than not it's the cover which made us take that action...

Today I read an article about a Scottish author, Peter May, who has had his novel published after being rejected 15 years ago. The...

27th Feb. 2020 Probably a little late to start keeping track of my novel writing experience, but who knows, might actually help me get...

As an author I understand the importance of social media, and am fairly confident with the weird and wonderful world of Twitter now. ...

Firstly, if the title of this post caught your attention; welcome, enjoy some well earned time to relax and take comfort from the fact...