May I introduce Alex Frederick Morris Littlehales, born 22.02.07 weighing 7Lb 4OZ.
He's cute, he's gorgeous and I'm so darn proud of Paul and Julie for bringing him into the world. Well done guys!
Friday, February 23, 2007
I have a nephew!
May I introduce Alex Frederick Morris Littlehales, born 22.02.07 weighing 7Lb 4OZ.
He's cute, he's gorgeous and I'm so darn proud of Paul and Julie for bringing him into the world. Well done guys!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Ten things....
1) I was captain of school.
2) I know how to drive a traction engine and a steam roller.
3) I met my husband whilst covered in coal dust and oil (at least I know he loved me for more than looks.)
4) I never went full term in either of my pregnancies.
5) I am the secretary of the Upper Onny Wildlife group and during the spring and summer I can often be seen out surveying Curlew and Lapwing, both of which will be extinct in my area within 5-10 years.
6) I love birds of prey and dream of the day I have enough time and money to take up falconry again.
7) I love travelling, but at heart I’m a home girl and like nothing better than the view from my front window.
8) Similarly, I adore socialising, but I’d also be more than content marooned in my own cottage in the middle of nowhere. ON MY OWN.
9) I am currently writing a historical romance set in Rome, but I’d love to write a romance during the Reformation.
10) I have so far set all my stories around an actual historical event.
Both the kidlets are off school at the moment with a stinking cold, poor things. Olivia hasn't eaten a thing today and this is the girl who eats three Weetabix for breakfast. I hate seeing them so ill.
At the weekend I went to London with my husband for my Birthday treat and visited the British Museum. Man I love that place. There are not enough hours in the day to see everything but I saw some great Roman jewellery, mosaics, silverware and Samian pottery. I drooled at the Sutton Hoo display and the Viking and Anglo-Saxon weaponry. *Sigh* I will post pictures but I fear the flash reflected off the glass rendering them useless.
No news from M&B, but I'm up to chp 8 on The Charioteer. Yay!I seem to work better if I write a rough draft then leave it and work on something else. That enables me to go back with fresh eyes and see my work as a whole not random scenes. I also realised I need to print my first draft out before I step into the abyss of revision. What about you? Can you write a ms straight through or do you need time apart?
2) I know how to drive a traction engine and a steam roller.
3) I met my husband whilst covered in coal dust and oil (at least I know he loved me for more than looks.)
4) I never went full term in either of my pregnancies.
5) I am the secretary of the Upper Onny Wildlife group and during the spring and summer I can often be seen out surveying Curlew and Lapwing, both of which will be extinct in my area within 5-10 years.
6) I love birds of prey and dream of the day I have enough time and money to take up falconry again.
7) I love travelling, but at heart I’m a home girl and like nothing better than the view from my front window.
8) Similarly, I adore socialising, but I’d also be more than content marooned in my own cottage in the middle of nowhere. ON MY OWN.
9) I am currently writing a historical romance set in Rome, but I’d love to write a romance during the Reformation.
10) I have so far set all my stories around an actual historical event.
Both the kidlets are off school at the moment with a stinking cold, poor things. Olivia hasn't eaten a thing today and this is the girl who eats three Weetabix for breakfast. I hate seeing them so ill.
At the weekend I went to London with my husband for my Birthday treat and visited the British Museum. Man I love that place. There are not enough hours in the day to see everything but I saw some great Roman jewellery, mosaics, silverware and Samian pottery. I drooled at the Sutton Hoo display and the Viking and Anglo-Saxon weaponry. *Sigh* I will post pictures but I fear the flash reflected off the glass rendering them useless.
No news from M&B, but I'm up to chp 8 on The Charioteer. Yay!I seem to work better if I write a rough draft then leave it and work on something else. That enables me to go back with fresh eyes and see my work as a whole not random scenes. I also realised I need to print my first draft out before I step into the abyss of revision. What about you? Can you write a ms straight through or do you need time apart?
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Snow!
We don't normally get snow, and certainly not nine inches! This picture is from our bedroom window shortly after I returned home from driving the school bus. The road is the white bit between the wall and the gate posts. Thankfully everyone got home safely. The mini-bus stayed at the bottom of the drive.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
January's over...let February commence!
Life has been hectic of late, but here’s an update:
Olivia has astounded me and started school without a backward glance. After months of fretting and worrying about setting foot in the big bad world of full time learning (not to mention giving her mommy plenty of sleepless nights) it’s now mommy who has to reel her in and remind her to give me a kiss and say bye-bye. Already there are tales of gangs, hairstyles and parties, not to mention the thousand and one after school clubs she just has to attend because so-and-so goes. God help me when she starts secondary school.
This past month my Nan died which has been an immense loss to the whole family. Even though at 93 she had been frail, she still had all her marbles and amazing mobility. I just thank God she died peacefully in her sleep and not hooked up to all the bleeps and whistles in a hospital. God bless and keep her.
On a happier note, the weight loss is going well. Five pounds down and another five to go. With Livy at school my evenings are free and so I have managed two classes of aqua aerobics and one class of yoga a week. Go me!
Three of my friends have been nominated for the prestigious Romance Prize 2007 run by the RNA (they’re the same people who read Kiss and then sent it to M&B with a letter of recommendation and are the U.K equivalent of RWA) so big, huge, enormous congratulations to Nicola Cornick, Nell Dixon and Michelle Styles! I would really hate having to pick any one of the short listed titles, they’re all fantastic reads. It’s interesting to note that three out of the six short listed nominees are historical romances and it’s great to see the genre doing so well. I know a few people in the industry have been murmuring that editors are now actively looking for them, so fingers crossed for anyone out there writing one. This is the time to get submitting!
Work for me has been hard, but you know, you’ve just got to keep chugging along. No news from M&B, but I have e-mailed them just to make sure it’s still under consideration and the ‘R’ hasn’t gotten lost in the post. I’ve finished the second draft of The Barbarian’s Desire and I’m going to let that rest for a little while. There’s a few things that need fixing, the least being a total lack of romantic focus, but at the moment I’m too close to revise it objectively. So, it’s back to The Charioteer and the sand and leather of the Circus Maximus, wish me luck!
Olivia has astounded me and started school without a backward glance. After months of fretting and worrying about setting foot in the big bad world of full time learning (not to mention giving her mommy plenty of sleepless nights) it’s now mommy who has to reel her in and remind her to give me a kiss and say bye-bye. Already there are tales of gangs, hairstyles and parties, not to mention the thousand and one after school clubs she just has to attend because so-and-so goes. God help me when she starts secondary school.
This past month my Nan died which has been an immense loss to the whole family. Even though at 93 she had been frail, she still had all her marbles and amazing mobility. I just thank God she died peacefully in her sleep and not hooked up to all the bleeps and whistles in a hospital. God bless and keep her.
On a happier note, the weight loss is going well. Five pounds down and another five to go. With Livy at school my evenings are free and so I have managed two classes of aqua aerobics and one class of yoga a week. Go me!
Three of my friends have been nominated for the prestigious Romance Prize 2007 run by the RNA (they’re the same people who read Kiss and then sent it to M&B with a letter of recommendation and are the U.K equivalent of RWA) so big, huge, enormous congratulations to Nicola Cornick, Nell Dixon and Michelle Styles! I would really hate having to pick any one of the short listed titles, they’re all fantastic reads. It’s interesting to note that three out of the six short listed nominees are historical romances and it’s great to see the genre doing so well. I know a few people in the industry have been murmuring that editors are now actively looking for them, so fingers crossed for anyone out there writing one. This is the time to get submitting!
Work for me has been hard, but you know, you’ve just got to keep chugging along. No news from M&B, but I have e-mailed them just to make sure it’s still under consideration and the ‘R’ hasn’t gotten lost in the post. I’ve finished the second draft of The Barbarian’s Desire and I’m going to let that rest for a little while. There’s a few things that need fixing, the least being a total lack of romantic focus, but at the moment I’m too close to revise it objectively. So, it’s back to The Charioteer and the sand and leather of the Circus Maximus, wish me luck!
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