A Cup of Conversation with Scottish author Jackie Baldwin
19 This week I’d like to give Jackie Baldwin a very warm welcome as she joins us in A Cup of Conversation! Jackie and I have connected through a Writers’ Support Group on Twitter and although we have never met in person (a date in Foyle’s is still hovering in the diary!) Jackie’s quick wit […]
A Cup of Conversation with author Aaron Brinker
13 Thank you Aaron Brinker for joining me and my readers and welcome to you all to my author interview series – A Cup of Conversation. Aaron has been one of my writing buddies on Twitter for a while now and I just love the way he faces the challenge of writing with a sharp […]
Extract: The Summer Will Come – out on 25th March 2018
14 ‘When I say “ready”, throw your ammunition,’ commanded Katerina as her words carried on the chilly breath of the wind. Christaki wondered who she was talking to and struggled to catch her words. He couldn’t see anyone around, but then in the far distance he saw Melani. He recognised her yellow dress and floppy […]
Greek Proverbs and sound advice
My poetry collection Sunshine after Rain was inspired by old sayings and phrases and many of my Twitter friends and followers on IG contributed too. I took their favourite saying and used it to create a poem. But it also got me thinking about some of the wise sayings that my own Greek Cypriot grandparents […]
A Cup of Conversation with author Heather MacKinnon on her release day!
48 Today I welcome Heather MacKinnon to A Cup of Conversation as she not only talks about her writing journey and how a weekly meet up called ‘Shut Up & Write’ helps her get the words down but also her wonderfully supportive her husband is. She reveals how she snuck two real-life stories from her […]
A coin hidden in a cake? What’s that all about?
62 Happy New Year dear friends! I hope you had an extra special New Year’s Eve and welcomed 2018 in with a whoop and a cheer…and no doubt a glass or two of champagne! I did too and our Greek Cypriot celebrations continued on New Year’s Day! I wanted to share with you a New […]
Light at the end of the tunnel…a poem for New Year
31 Hello and welcome to the last blog post of 2017! It’s that time of year when so many of us take time to reflect on the year that is almost over and we begin to plan ahead and think about things to come. What has made you happy and brought joy to your heart […]
A Christmas Poem from guest poetess and author Amy J. Markstahler
33 Amy was one of the first authors I connected with on Twitter a year ago and her down-to-earth, realistic, heartfelt and often emotional poetry struck me as some of the most authentic poetry I have read in recent times. Amy bares her most inner fears and hopes, her pain and her joy through her […]
Mindful meditation for Writers…let it flow…
Do you need to relax after a long, focused session writing or are you suffering from writer’s block? Then Meditation could work for you. I asked my long-time friend Corinne Schurink to write a piece on meditation and she was delighted to share her knowledge, having been practicing meditation for many years. Meditation is about […]
Writers’ Favourite Writing Quotes (Part 3)
Hi! Welcome to Part 3 of my blog series Writers’ Favourite Writing Quotes. I am delighted so many of you are reading the blog and visiting my website too! In Part 3 of the series I have some fantastic quotes from three author friends whose quotes are quite fascinating and really inspiring. So without further […]