by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
I know people haven’t loved 2021, but it was an OK year for me anyway! Maybe Hollywood didn’t come knocking on my door to make a movie out of my books; maybe I didn’t win the lottery but I had plenty to be grateful for, starting with the fact that I...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jun 12, 2021 | Big Boots, Indie Publishing, Travel Writing, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
Last weekend I went to the ballet with a very inspiring friend. We were chatting about my fairly-new full-time and full-on job and she asked how I was managing to keep up with my writing. “Do you just wait for the weekend?” she said. The answer, of course,...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
What is it about literary festivals that excite both readers and writers alike? From a reader’s perspective, I love hearing the stories behind the stories. It is a chance to get to know what inspires people to write, what inspired a particular book or character, and...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Sep 17, 2019 | Cats, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
When I first went freelance a few years ago, I was grateful for the chance to work stress-free and uninterrupted. I reckoned without my two rescue cats – Cleo and Twinkle. Here is a typical day. 6:15am Alarm. Writer gets up to make tea. Cleo and Twinkle rush to show...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
The courage of the young students at a high school in Parkland, Florida in standing up to be heard against the US’s powerful pro-gun lobby has filled me with hope. Hot on the heels of their stories, I read about a British young man who sits on his local council...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I recently shared a Facebook post about the activities other writers do when they are stuck. Dan Brown, for instance, apparently has a device where he can hang upside down. I write sitting at my desk, and I do it all day, every day. When I am thinking something...
