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Liebster Awards

The fabulous Ms Moem of http://msmoem.com has nominated me for a Liebster award. Thank you Ms Moem! The Liebster Award is for bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers and uses the following guidelines: thank the person that nominated you and link back to their blog display the award “badge” on your blog answer the 11Continue reading “Liebster Awards”

Limbo!

I haven’t updated for a while because I’m in a strange period where I’ve done everything I can do and the book is now out of my hands. It’s unsettling because I’m a control freak, nosy and impatient. The October release date feels a long time away. I received a formatted document of Falling for Her Captor aContinue reading “Limbo!”

Not a madrigal in sight

One of the things I found early on when I started writing was that I needed it to be quiet otherwise I couldn’t concentrate. That’s why practically all of my writing is done when the kids are in bed. I also do a lot of the pre-getting-everything-down-onto-the-laptop thinking while I drive (while still concentrating onContinue reading “Not a madrigal in sight”

In Just Seven Days…

I’ve never had the opportunity to create a man before. I birthed a son once, but I had a pretty good idea how he was going to turn out, and anyhow, I didn’t have much say in the result. Today however I received my AFS, which stands for Art Fact Sheet. Before today I didn’tContinue reading “In Just Seven Days…”

The day I came out

Everyone has secrets. Mine was that while my husband was working away I’d wait till the kids were in bed, get comfortable on the sofa (usually with the aforementioned cat) open the laptop and… write. I can’t remember exactly when I decided I’d try write a novel but one night I did. It must haveContinue reading “The day I came out”

What’s in a name?

Choose a pen name. Easy right? My original pseudonym – DeeDee Elle- came about as an in joke based on an online mum’s group when I needed something to hide behind on Wattpad (my day job is teaching so it was a definite necessity). It was a good name, it did the job, the womenContinue reading “What’s in a name?”