Blog Posts

  • Follow Me, Follow You*

    This post is the result of reading Nicola Morgan’s great Twitter Workshop Posts and a quiet, self contained rant I’ve just had with the poodles about ‘people who follow me on twitter’. Not you of course, dear reader. I’m talking about the new followers, the ones I don’t follow back. Let me explain.

  • Clean Sheets and a Handy Vine

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] My good friend had Sebastian Faulk’s Birdsong ruined for her because one of the characters managed to strip a bed, wash and dry the sheets and make it back up again in the course of an afternoon. “I have difficulty doing that now with all the mod cons in my kitchen How…

  • And The Winner Is…

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] First, I’d like to thank each and every one of you who bothered to read my blog last night or this morning and leave your vote. I was amazed by the response I had and you have my heartfelt gratitude. I weighed up all your arguments and gave it loads of thought…

  • I Have A Dilemma

    I have a dilemma I’d like some help with. I have decided to have a go at NaNoWriMo this year and am torn over which project to go with. Perhaps you wouldn’t mind having a quick look at the rough outlines for each and letting me know which one you vote for?

  • Star Sailors** and New Beginnings

    I love Star Trek. There, I’ve said it. Right from the first series through the Movies, TNG and several of the spin offs, I have been an excited and loyal fan. I have sat and watched as Kirk fought off more women than aliens and Picard fought the memories of being Locutus of Borg. Now,…

  • Summer’s End

    When my mum came to stay with us almost three years ago, we had just put our summer clothes up in the attic. She came to stay because she had been falling out of bed and I believed – foolishly – that I was a good enough person to cope with having her live with…

  • Open Wide!

    “Your temperament’s wrong for the priesthood And teaching would suit you still less Son, be a dentist and you’ll be a success.” I’ve noticed that several of my twitter friends have had dental problems of late and in the spirit of evilness that lives deep in my heart, I thought I’d share my own experiences…

  • Snap Happy

    I have a new passion in my life.I have a new passion in my life. It’s not a new man – gawd knows one is more than enough; I have three dogs so I can assure you that I have no desire for more of those. No, my new passion is photography. Since my darling…

  • What now?

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I think I’m getting old. Apart from the usual indicators (grey hair, wrinkles, don’t start me on the menopause) I have noticed one other Big Difference in me recently. I no longer find murder and gore palatable. The past few books I have read in my usual genre of choice have left…

  • Food For Thought

    First let me say how much I like the oil industry: if it weren’t for the North Sea our family wouldn’t have the relatively comfortable lifestyle we enjoy today – and unless you’re reading this on a computer powered by a bicycle pedalled by three hamsters and a Chihuahua , I think it’s fair to…