Diary Of An Author With Multiple Sclerosis – April 2021

Well it appears as if I've left it quite a while again. My last diary update was just before Christmas 2020. Things have not been going well since that time. I am fully aware that COVID has meant that people, generally, have not been having a good time and for some people things have been …

A ‘Best Of’ To Start The New Year

Well it's not my first post of the year but I wanted to get this out in January 2021. What follows is a list of links to some of my more popular posts of the last couple of years (I was MIA May '19 - Sept'20) along with a brief description of what you can …

Diary of an Author With Multiple Sclerosis – April 2019

April over. So what's happened last month? As usual, writing updates first: Writing I started in on the editing of my WIP, Paklife. Its sat untouched for a couple of weeks, so now I'm coming back with fresh eyes and starting a rewrite. I started off by reading and adding / taking away bits from …

Diary of an Author with Multiple Sclerosis

March is here already. I truly cannot believe the pace at which this year is moving. I think it could just be a sign that I’m getting old… On to this month’s happenings, as usual, writing first… Writing In the first part of the month, I continued on with my novel, which now has a …

I Don’t Want to be Inspirational, I Just Want to be Me

 “There’s no tragedy for me” – Selma Blair Image from Imdb I read an article in the news last week. It was a piece about Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) talking about her friend, actress Selma Blair. Back in October, Selma was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The first thing I thought was ‘that’s what I’ve …

Diary of an Author with Multiple Sclerosis. Christmas Edition

So it’s been a while since I updated this diary. Quite a bit has happened in my life since the last update, some of it connected to writing, but mostly not. I’ll try and fit it in where I can below. Here’s what’s been happening, writing first: Writing I started October off by joining the …

Diary of an Author with Multiple Sclerosis – October 2018

Been a bit of a hectic few weeks, as I've been having more work done on my downstairs extension, so the house is in a bit of a state! My Mac has only just come out to play! A lot to fit in today. As usual, writing first, health farther down. Writing Should I share …

The Extra Cost of Being Disabled

I am currently waiting for work to start on a new downstairs extension in my house which will give me a downstairs bedroom. This is going to cost somewhere in the region of £50,000, plus any unforseen extras. It put me in mind of a post I wrote a while ago about the 'hidden' extra costs …

Can I be Serious for a Moment?

This is a break from the norm, but it is a cause about which I feel very passionate , so I beg 5 minutes of your time to read on, as the REALLY important bit is at the end. You can JUMP THERE NOW if you're impatient. I work for a Charity, Disability Direct Nottingham. …

NaNoWriMo (With MS) Day 7 and 8

Days 7 and 8 are in the bag.  I've got just enough time and energy left to write my update. No updates for days 5 and 6, sorry.  Day 5 was okay, but day 6 was a zero word day.  Number of reasons, family stuff got in the way (it was my son's birthday), then …