Sometimes people think writing a book is easy, but it really isn't. It may be enjoyable, but it is like any job, hard work and frustrating at times. Writing a first draft is a difficult process for me. It takes a lot of concentration and copious amount of notes, then there is all the self… Continue reading Writing is Easy – isn’t it?
Author: Karen J. Mossman
Karen loves fiction, reading and especially writing short stories and novels. She is also an avid blogger and book reviewer.
She lives on the beautiful Isle Anglesey, off the North Wales coast with her husband and dogs.
Being an Indie Author
There are many benefits to being an independent author. You make all the decisions Publish when you decide Make instant changes to your book Promote as much as you like Sell direct Keep stats So benefits all round? Not quite. Writing is the easy and the fun part. Promoting and Selling is a lot more… Continue reading Being an Indie Author
Predictive Text
by Karen J Mossman Over the last few weeks I've realised that my texts and status updates have gone really bizarre and I thought it was just me being careless. But it's not exactly. When I look at what I've just written, it's weird, really odd and I fell like I must have lost my… Continue reading Predictive Text
Before The Move
by Karen J Mossman It's two weeks before our move from Manchester to Anglesey, and we went on a visit to the island to look around. It felt surreal standing outside our new home trying to imagine what it would be like to live there. We'd lived in our current home for twenty-eight years. I'd… Continue reading Before The Move
Henshaws Society For the Blind
We received an invitation from the board of management of Henshaw’s Blind Asylum, which most people who reside in Oldham know it is situated at Old Trafford, to the annual distribution of prizes by Oliver HEYWOOD Esq., J.P., the High Sheriff of Lancashire.
Days Like This
by Karen J Mossman My sister had just had a baby. It was 1999, and we had one of those new mobile landlines that didn't have an aerial on it. So I rang her, and we talked for a while. Later, I went shopping and came away with lots of things I hadn't intended to… Continue reading Days Like This
Embarrassing!
by Karen J Mossman One day a few years ago I heard Dr. Hook's song A little Bit More on the radio. It's a beautiful ballad, but whenever I hear it now, it makes me smile because it reminds me of my dad. Of course, a song like that isn't supposed to remind you of your… Continue reading Embarrassing!
A Baby Butterfly
by Karen J. Mossman Another story from my mum, who found a chrysalis in the garden. She brought it inside and put it into a jam jar and added some foliage. For days she watched the butterfly grow in its cocoon sand reported back to me on its progress. "I can see it moving, inside,"… Continue reading A Baby Butterfly
Little Man, Big Man
In the eighties, my Mum told me this story about an incident that happened in her local market. She and dad were shopping in the food hall in Bury, Lancashire. She queued up, waiting for her turn, when a woman pushed in at the front. Nobody said a word instead, they just looked at each… Continue reading Little Man, Big Man
Famous People
In 2002 my dad was ill with septicaemia. He was in the High Dependency Unit at Salford Royal Hospital. On my way to visit him, I noticed a glass lift which ascended only one floor. As I entered the building, a group of men in suits descended. Anxious to see dad - who did eventually… Continue reading Famous People
World of Stories 