by Rebecca Raisin | Oct 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been asked to write a proposal for a book idea (more news to follow!) I’m so not a plotter. I find outlines, and graphs, and all those complicated plotting devices, tedious. Boring. Like maths. I think, for me, they take the joy out of writing, and...
by Rebecca Raisin | Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
As I mentioned yesterday, it’s school holidays here and that isn’t conducive to a healthy word count! It’s been really nice to just chill out with the boys, make forts out of cardboard boxes, watch movies and let them indulge in chocolate and popcorn...
by Rebecca Raisin | Sep 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve just finished a few writing projects, and am looking forward to the release of my first book Mexican Kimono in November.But, there’s a problem. For the first time in ages, I’m stuck. I don’t know what to start next. Which writing path to...
by Rebecca Raisin | Aug 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Welcome Debz Hobbs Wyatt to the blog today. Debz is a writer from Wales who has recently had a number of publishing successes. We’ve met through a mutual writing friend, and Debz asked me to participate in a short story anthology for Springbok, where all funds from...
by Rebecca Raisin | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
I read this book in almost one sitting. It’s so utterly French and being a wanna-be Francophile, I adored it. So many beautiful sentences in this book with more depth than first seems. I found myself relating to the character with her angst about how money might...
