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Posted on March 29, 2019 by Catherine Alexandra
Photo by Green Chameleon on Unsplash I’ve read a lot of writing advice over the last year which focuses on putting writing before everything else, if you want to be successful that is. I suppose it’s like everything else which requires time, patience and hours of practice:… Continue Reading “Writing is not the most important thing in my life…”
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Posted on February 3, 2019 by Catherine Alexandra
Photo by Matthew Ansley on Unsplash I never thought I’d see the inside of a police cell. If anything I feared the idea, what with my claustrophobic tendencies and my inherent need to be the good girl. Stepping into a cell wasn’t part of my plan and… Continue Reading “How I ended up in a police cell.”
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Posted on January 7, 2019 by Catherine Alexandra
Before I begin, let me be very clear: I have not mastered this. Over the last year, I have however worked very hard to try and increase my productivity by figuring out what works best for me. I’ve not worked out the key… Continue Reading “How to increase your productivity in 10 easy-ish steps.”
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Posted on January 2, 2019 by Catherine Alexandra
Having put your debut novel out into the world, and started what you dream will be an exciting, fulfilling and long career as a writer, the question of Book 2 soon starts to dominate your thoughts. The temptation is to focus purely on the… Continue Reading “The Trouble with ‘Book 2’”
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Posted on August 9, 2018 by Catherine Alexandra
I recently recorded an interview with Glen Moyer, a Scot by heart and heritage, who lives in Texas. Glen hosts his own podcast show ‘Under the Tartan Sky,‘ in which he explores Scotland’s diversity and the wealth of creativity and entrepreneurship on these shores.… Continue Reading “The story behind the story…”
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Posted on July 8, 2018 by Catherine Alexandra
When I started writing ‘Dancing Through Fire’, I didn’t have a specific genre in mind – I just wanted to tell a good story. Thinking about genre came when I self-published my book and I was selecting the appropriate genre categories within Amazon KDP.… Continue Reading “The Genre Debate”
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Posted on June 3, 2018 by Catherine Alexandra
I quit sugar just over a month ago for several reasons, but mostly for all round heath and wellbeing. As a woman of a certain age I was finding that in addition to getting more physically tired, I was also getting more mentally… Continue Reading “The sugar free lifestyle”
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Posted on May 7, 2018 by Catherine Alexandra
On Monday 23rd April, World Book Night, I attended a book club event at the Carnegie Library in Ayr to talk about ‘Dancing Through Fire.’ It was a fantastic evening and a brilliant opportunity to meet supportive and interested local readers who had… Continue Reading “In conversation”
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Posted on April 6, 2018 by Catherine Alexandra
If there’s one thing that really gets my back up it’s women who don’t help other women. I’ve never understood it when you consider everything we have in common. It doesn’t help that we live in a world which has an unhealthy interest in… Continue Reading “Writing About Women”
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