Hello all

anyone intrested in writing about recovery from addiction as i have written a pocket book regarding this,if you would like to view or ask question on this subject go to the link and post your query and i will get back to you asap.

Thank you 'The Little Book of Recovery'

I looked up today, red eyed, and realized I've written 167,000 brand new words in 7 and a half months. The novel is now 27,000 words longer than the original and the ending is still a little way off. I've written a brick, God help me, and I was having quite the flap until the agent emailed me recently to ask about progress. That made the flap go away for a bit because hell, at least I have an interested party to send the damn thing to (plenty don't, I know). However, I still can't shake the niggling feeling I'm doing something wrong, like writing this much over the 100,000 word mark is akin to committing a cardinal sin or something.

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I know I'm not alone with the whole lost in the madness of reality hit..but you don't get consumed in someone elses, do you..alongside maybe, but not in it..it's a private, lonely affair..

Then you have the reality of madness..which is where I'm at..or at least my Dad is..


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Bugger of a morning today – I’ve really utterly hated it. Lord but I could do with another job. To be frank. I mean, ye gods, but do I seriously have to do another 20 years of this??? God help us all!! There was lots of stuff dumped on me in which I have zilch interest, and huge amounts of meetings nightmares, including double meetings for those who can’t attend the first set and rescheduling of things so distant I have no real idea what they are. Not only that but everyone seemed to change their minds at least twice as to what they actually wanted or tell me different things from different sides of the fence. Deep deep sigh. And it also appears that things I had no idea were my responsibility apparently are. Dammit ...

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On Friday I had the privilege of visiting Lytton House, the Junior Department of Putney High School, and giving a reading of Uncle Alonzo’s Beard to the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children, before answering their questions about the book, My Freaky Family (the series that Alonzo belongs to), publishing and writing in general. I also had the chance to introduce them to Great Uncle Fred – another member of the family – and his most unusual pet!

The girls were a delightful and enthusiastic audience – very attentive during the readings and full of interesting questions afterwards. I’m only sorry that there wasn’t enough time to answer all of them before the session was over! I definitely got the impression that there were more than a few budding authors, illustrators and future publishers out there... :-)


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I have changed my mind, Doctor Olay, I do not want younger-looking skin.


You remember how it used to be: you're fifteen (32) and the boy (literary agent) you've fancied for ages (done a redraft for and exchanged some promising emails with) has finally asked you out (invited you into the office)...

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Was thrilled last night to get my second review of Thorn in the Flesh from Margaret Gill, author of young adult novel, Narwhal - as below:

“Thorn in the Flesh is a gripping psychological thriller whose central character Kate goes through a whole gamut of emotions from the deeply sensual to the tenderness of true friendship, betrayal, loss, fear, a sense of personality annihilation and nail biting terror. I am constantly amazed by Anne Brooke's ability to understand abnormal levels of perversion. But at the end of this novel one is left not with the feeling of an abnormal caricature but more with a query and urge to understand what strange twist of otherwise normal events could have sown such a tragic seed.” ...

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My new e book Don't Mind Me is now available at £5 from www.chipmunkapublishing.co.uk and the paperback version will be out towards the end of the year!

Don't Mind Me deals with my dysfunctional childhood my abusive first marriage my experience of rape and domestic violence, my descent into psychosis and my remarkable recovery

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My story, Seconds are Ticking By, is now up over at Smokelong Quarterly. Looking forward to having a read of the rest of the issue - I am a big fan of it.

Oh, and there's also a small interview with me about the piece, and flash fiction, there, which you can see by clicking here.



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Hello everyone. Having stretched out the time as much as possible in my old, much-loved house, I finally caved in and moved in with my dad for a while. The owners are selling the old house, sad as it is, so I’ve had no choice but to jump ship.

The good news is that, for the meantime, I’m back online! I even have access to a fully functioning office in which to finish my book (I’d say I’m about 3 months off the end now, if I stay at the present speed, sans editing...I'm getting excited!). The bad news is that my love life has taken a little knock...

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