Every time I am asked this question, I give the same answer; social media.
It’s not as if I spend an odious (now there’s a word I haven’t used in years) amount of time scrolling on social media, but I still find it draining and distracting. I’d rather spend my precious time writing than spend it on SM.
However, as a writer who has stories to promote, I need to be active on social media. I just wish I could get the balance right. At the moment, I’m hardly on it at all – the short break I took from it has turned into a very long break!
Maybe that’s what I need a break from… my social media break!
This short production was written, directed and filmed by Film Revolution.
I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to talk to Noel about myself and my book, Secrets in the Babby House, and the upcoming sequel.
It’s a fantastic feeling watching my main characters come to life on screen, even if it is only YouTube. I think they all did an amazing job portraying my fictional darlings!
Secrets in the Babby House is available on Amazon. Paperback and eBook.
Set in a gossipy small town in Ireland at a time when marriage is for keeps and sexuality is repressed, Secrets in the Babby House is a family saga over three decades that starts in 1956. It is a story of love, deception, and stolen diaries filled with sins and secrets.
Flossie Lynch is heartbroken when her only love, Frank Connolly, marries another. So when John O’Malley—the well-off catch of the parish—proposes to her, she resigns herself to a marriage of convenience, hoping to learn to love him. For John, Flossie is mostly a respectable wife and caring mother to their son—and the perfect façade for his dark secret. But bloody Frank Connolly and his blackmailing wife are making things difficult for him. Another victim of his jealous wife’s abusive behaviour, Frank stays in his loveless marriage for the sake of his two wee girls. He turns his childhood fort into a babby house to give them a refuge from their cruel mother. But for Frank, there is no refuge. When Flossie rekindles her friendship with Frank, she tries desperately to save him from a life of misery and promises to always look out for his daughters. As the two star-crossed lovers near a second chance, tragedy strikes, forcing Flossie to make good on her promise—while attempting to protect her husband and son. But as long as there’s a Connolly with a score to settle, there is no escape from the past and no promises for the future.
At the moment, it’s my writing. It’s the only thing that has ever got me out of bed with enthusiasm.
I look forward to sitting down and getting stuck into my work; whether it’s on my blog or on my novel.
I don’t mind having a day off here and there, but when it runs into two or even three days, I get tetchy, and then I begin to resent everything that’s been keeping me from writing.
I resent those who don’t respect my writing time; there are not many who don’t, I have to say!
When I let the housework build up, I’m a mad woman. 😄 Why do I have to clean, wash clothes, cook meals, etc?
Why do I have to socialise? Everything is a pain when you’re in the zone!
Having said all that, I realise that balance is important. I’m very lucky that my family, especially my husband, fully supports my writing. 🥰 They know when to leave me to it and they know when to take me away from it.
Today, my son, his fiancée, and my granddaughter are arriving for a few days. I love having them stay, but by the time they leave, I’ll be clawing my way back to the laptop and notebooks.
What do I love more? My writing or my family? Well, that’s a no-brainer! 😉
Thanks for reading, but before you leave…
Would you like a peek inside the pages of my fictional novel? It might just be your cup of tea!
Set in a gossipy small town in Ireland at a time when marriage is for keeps and sexuality is repressed,Secrets in the Babby House is a family saga over three decades that starts in 1956. It isa story of love, deception, and stolen diaries filled with sins and secrets.
The book cover is the first thing to grab my attention, secondly the title, and then I’ll read the blurb.
Here’s the three book covers that grabbed my attention this week.
Number 1
Does Love Always Win? by Diane Billas. This book cover tells me; love story, coming of age, young adult. The cover is cute and clean and I would expect an easy enjoyable sweet romance.
Gloria McBreen 