As soon as you tell people that you’ve finished the first draft of a manuscript, their inevitable question is “when can I read it?”. The truthful answer – which always seems to surprise them – is “when it’s published” which still won't be for months/years. Most people seem to think that as soon as a book is written, it’s ready. If only that were true! The editing process almost always takes…
Holidays are usually the highlight of my year. That’s not to suggest my life in between holidays is anything less than interesting, fun and challenging (in a good way!), but holidays are awesome. No matter what you can afford in terms of time or money, holidays – breaks from “normality” – are incredibly important. Even just the act of getting on a train or plane and going anywhere is like…
Hi, I'm Mel (you figured that out already though, right?!) and this is where I chat about things that relate to and inspire my writing, as well as share some of it.