First Draft Fears

This week I finished writing the first draft of my novel. The story that started as a short list of bullet points has become a document of over 80,000 words, and it felt like the right time to stop tweaking it in order to get some feedback. A few people (other writers, family members and …

Book Review – Letters to Iris

I have started reviewing books on NetGalley and the first book I received was Letters to Iris, by Elizabeth Noble. It is due for publication on 5th April 2018. ~~~ Iris is a grandmother whose past is revealed when her granddaughter finds a number of old letters after Iris moves into a nursing home. Despite …