Birthday Blog

Tomorrow is my birthday, I’ll be 39. It seems to come around faster each year. I wonder if by the time I’m 69 it’ll be zooming by so fast that I’ll be re-issuing presents to their recipients like my Gran used to. Not really planning to do very much as I’m saving it all up [...]

Bookarmy.com

My latest addiction is Bookarmy.com, here is my profile page. I’m an author-member so I get a special little B next to my name, which I think is pretty cool but then I always was easily pleased. Anyhoo, the idea of Bookarmy is that it’s a social networking site for readers so they can rate [...]

YWO Anthology Published in time for Christmas

My top-rated story on YouWriteOn.com is one of six in the anthology. Great Short Stories by YouWriteOn.com Writers is available to order on Amazon.co.uk (and Amazon.com) and through YWO.
I’ve ordered several copies to give away at Christmas. I also have several copies of Eight Hours, the anthology published by Legend earlier this year which includes [...]

Kitchen Witching

Having the ceiling down in the kitchen and water leaking through the flat roof is not going to make for a terrific Samhain. However, it’s not raining right now and there’s enough wood in the garden for a decent fire. We have pumpkins, what more can you ask for?
Late last night the story I’ve been [...]

Book Crossing Experiment

Greetings from Amsterdam. So far I have seen no dams, but in the Artis Zoo today I saw something which could have been a hamster. After the zoo, we went on a trek to find the ‘gay area’ though really the whole place is very gay friendly.
I did something I’ve been wanting to do for [...]

SHORTLISTED!!!!

SHOUTING IN CAPSLOCK!!!
SO EXCITED!!
CAN’T SPEAK!
*lets email speak for her*
LUKE BITMEAD MEMORIAL FUND
Josie Henley-Einion
13th June 2008
Dear Josie,
We are delighted to inform you that your name has been added to the shortlist for the first Luke Bitmead Writers Bursary. Congratulations!
Thank you so much for giving your time to share both your personal story and your writings with [...]

House of Books (soggy books)

What a week I’m having. I’m on a roll: books, writers, rain, Hay, books, popandcrisps, more books, more rain. On Saturday I went into Cardiff in the morning, to have breakfast in the market and then harangue my favourite Waterstone’s manager into putting out some leaflets. The writing competition I’m involved with – a joint [...]

Waterstone’s What’s Your Story?

This is my submission to Waterstone’s What’s Your Story? Competition. Click here to see the full size image.
The closing date for the comp is 19/06/08. I heard about it via a Waterstone’s email newsletter and when I looked at the site there were 300+ entries. A few days later and we’re at 900+ so it looks [...]