An author's blog and general musings on weighty issues such as, 'how closely must my breakfast cereal resemble dust before I can open a new packet..?'.
In the old days, when you read a book, you simply read a book. That book either affected you in some way, or it didn’t. Either way, you merely read the book. Then you put it down and got on with your life. Not so these days. With the rise of eBooks and self-published authors, … Continue reading In Review
Hello! Just a quick message to say this is not a blog post but a signpost (see what I did there?) for you to read an interview with yours truly! Me, that is... 😳 'Who would want to interview you?', I hear you cry. Honestly, you can be very offensive sometimes *tuts*. But anyway, Plain … Continue reading Interview with a Vampire (no…no, not a vampire, with me)!
Apologies, apologies, apologies! I’ve been off the grid again lately as far as blogging is concerned. I read somewhere that you’re not supposed to apologise and make excuses for your lack of blog posts; you just pick up where you left off and write like you’ve never been away. But you know me; I never … Continue reading Write like nobody is reading (but hope to God they are)…
I don’t often write letters of complaint or bad reviews. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth; I worry about the person receiving negative feedback. That person could be me. If I don’t like something or the way I’ve been treated, I take a deep breath and count to ten. It will usually pass. … Continue reading Dearest ‘Heart’…
I’ll be the first to put my hand up and say I’m not good at sports. I was never first choice of player for the school netball team or hockey team; I had no real aptitude for anything. I joined an athletics club in my early teens and got a great deal better (about the … Continue reading What Do You Want, A Medal?
Hello! Is it me you're looking for? Probably not, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to do (either that or you read a different blog...oh, wait, don't do that...well, you can. Just do it later). Well, you may or may not have noticed, but I've been absent for the last couple of weeks, because … Continue reading The Road to Hell
One of the best things about blogging is reading the comments that people are moved enough to post in the little box at the end. And last week was no exception. I received a very interesting comment from a writer compadre, Laura Belgrave, about how she was a different sort of child with one foot … Continue reading Dolls, Dungeons and Daydreaming
The other week, I dutifully attended my daughter's 'six-form evening'. My daughter has just finished sitting her GCSEs (exams for fifteen/sixteen-year-olds for which my foreign readers will have an equivalent). And if she makes the grade (5 Cs and above, including English and Maths), she will be eligible to attend her school's six form to … Continue reading The World’s Biggest Underachiever
Hello and welcome to my book launch party! I’ll be honest with you, it’s a virtual party and I’ve provided absolutely no alcohol or dancing. But you’re welcome to read this blog post whilst you’re completely smashed, if that helps. And if you choose to be dancing about your front room at the same time, … Continue reading Launch Party!
I was in two minds about writing this post. It wasn’t a terribly palatable thing to write about (not for a would-be writer). The trouble is, I am compelled to jot down what I see in my world around me; my reality. I mean, it isn’t the law - nobody will shoot me in the … Continue reading Take These Words
Adele Archer Writes 