Friday, 3 January 2014

“Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop."

Welcome to my first blog post of 2014. I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and even better New Year's Eve. Did you get sloshed? We spent ours with family and friends and I'm glad to say we had a good old knees up although partying until 5am seemed like a good idea at the time but my head didn't think so the next day! Anyway, nothing two painkillers and a big old fry up couldn't sort out.

2013 was a tough year for me. It tested my strength and weakness to the maximum and you seriously don't know how strong you are until you are in a situation that requires all of your strength. But I did it because I am strong and I am better than that.

Books wise I got a hell of a lot published. There was Ex's & Shotgun Weddings in January, Swollen Bellies & Tiny Feet in March and Handbags at Dawn in August. All did OK but not as great as I hoped or would have liked. Self promotion is one tough job!

The adventures of Harley and Spike are continuing with Birthday Cake & Sandy Beaches. I have learnt so much since publishing the first in the series. Writing, editing and publishing are a work in progress and definitely a learning curve.

What else have I done this year? Well I have met some amazing people and I thank Facebook for putting me in touch with the people that inspire me the most. Other writers. It has been a wonderful opportunity. I am not going to lie I have met some arseholes too and I learnt a valuable lesson. I now know who are my true friends, who I can live without and who I can't. It wasn't a nice lesson but it was a lesson best learnt now rather than later.

Did you take advantage of downloading Handbags at Dawn for FREE over the Christmas period? My gift to you for being loyal followers. If you have read it, I would love to hear what you thought of it by leaving a review on Amazon. It’ll only take a minute.

I am just 8 likes away from hitting 1700 likes on my fb fan page. I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to stop by and be a part of my journey. It means so much!






Oh and I have accomplished level 260 in Candy Crush. Come on you know that is one hell of an accomplishment and you are so very jealous!

Plans for this year....

There are so many, personal and writing.

Personal includes moving. That is a MUST. Dieting? Get out of here! How many people’s New Year’s resolutions is that? Well not mine. Be happy with who you are and if you are unhappy then do something about it instead of moping.

 
Writing, more books of course! The only thing is, juggling home life and finding time to write is hard. I plan to publish the 5th Cocktails & Tattoos book, Birthday Cake & Sandy Beaches in May. I am on chapter 10 so I am around half way. I also plan to bring out another stand alone book, I want to start another series and a Christmas special. I have so many ideas, it's just a matter of finding the time to fit it all in. I will also be taking part in a couple of blog tours and I will continue to build up my fb page and carry on making you all laugh throughout 2014.



I thank you for your continued support because you are what keeps me going and I hope you will keep your eyes peeled for my new stuff. I Also thank the arseholes because let's face it the world would be a boring place without them and where else would I get my inspiration from to create the perfect villain?


Remember, you can download any of my books from Amazon. Just type in my name, purchase with one click and download. Job done!

I wish you all a happy healthy and successful 2014 but only you can make it into something bigger and better. There’s three simple rules ~

Rule #1 ~ Do what makes YOU happy
Rule #2 ~ Never quit
Rule #3 ~ Always remember rule #1 & #2


New Year, new start. Make it yours.






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