In the 1990’s I answered an advert in the local paper looking for writers to join a writer’s circle. We met at the local hospital once a fortnight. A topic was set and each we’d each read out what we had written and the others would comment on it. It was by listening to other… Continue reading A Writer Lot
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.
Book Launch – Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
I was going to start by staying that I had never been to a book launch, but realised I had, way back in 1992. I belonged to a writer's group and one of the members had her first book published. I wrote about it in Writer's Lot. So this is my first online event for a book… Continue reading Book Launch – Follow You Home by Mark Edwards
Book Launch – Robbie Cox’s Roll the Dice
The second online launch party on 25th July 2015. The first one was for Mark Edwards Follow Me Home. That was my first experience of a book launch held on Facebook, so it was interesting to see how another worked. This one was Robbie Cox, who lives in Florida. I was lucky enough to be picked to read an advanced copy… Continue reading Book Launch – Robbie Cox’s Roll the Dice
Writing is Easy – isn’t it?
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?
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!
