Blog Posts

  • The Handover

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] There’s a meeting in Father Time’s office where 2011 has prepared the official handover to 2012. “It’s been a difficult twelve months,” said 2011. “I did my best with what I was given, but 2010 didn’t really leave things in a tidy state.” “So, what happened this past year? What are the…

  • Warning: Grumpy Alert

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I detest this time of year. Not in a “bah humbug” kind of way, but this administrative reboot of the calendar makes me reflect on the past twelve months and forces me to take stock of where I am and what I’ve achieved. And 2011 has sucked like a toothless granny eating…

  • Neds

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I have blogged about my bullying experiences before in two posts: Sticks and Stones One and Two. I spoke about how it was all in the past and that I was fine now. And until last night, I thought I was. We sat down as a family to watch Neds, a film set in…

  • Liebster Blog Award

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Liebster is a German word meaning dearest, and the award is given to up-and-coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. It was my honour to receive my award from the lovely and talented Emma Pass whose debut YA novel ACID is being published in 2013. If you receive the award, you should: 1.…

  • Writing Roolz

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Are you a pantser or a planner? When it comes to writing – actually, I’m the same with most things, truth be told – I do love to plan. There is nothing like a route map showing me “You Are Here” and detailing the route I should take to get to “The…

  • This cow is small, those ones outside are faraway….

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Today was one of those days when my mum was comedy gold. I had to go into town to return a pair of trousers my daughter bought in Sainsbury’s so I thought we’d take mum with us for a few hours out of the house. We live in a small village about…

  • Tweet Treats Competition Winner

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Thanks to everyone who entered the Tweet Treats competition last week. Jane and I were thoroughly entertained by your excuses reasons for needing your own copy of Tweet Treats and after a lot of DMs flying about on Twitter and copious glasses of wine – ok, the wine may not have been exactly necessary…

  • Tweet Treats and A Competition!

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Last year I was browsing through my twitter feed when I noticed a call for recipes of 140 characters or less from my Twitter Bestie, Jane Travers. When she told me she hoped

  • NaNoWriMo #1

    I haven’t written much for a while. There are all sorts of boring reasons with which I shan’t bore you, but ‘ma heid’s been like a stair heid’. It’s better if I don’t translate from the Weegie. Anyway, I’m hoping to change all that come November when I take part in this year’s NaNoWriMo. In…

  • Random

    Thanks to Rebecca Brown – yeah, thanks – I have been tagged to tell you ten random things about myself. I think I must have told you everything you need to steal my identity by now – what else is there that you haven’t heard before? here goes. I love the BBC daily afternoon soap, Doctors. I…