Merry Christmas!

Every time I write a post for this blog, I realise how long it's been since the last one. Instead, I've been novelling (yes, squiggly little red line, that is a word if I want it to be!) Progress on the novel is still going well, but the actual details haven't changed since the last post I …

Just a quick update, while I wait…

It's been almost four weeks since I finished my novel and sent it to my beta readers. I've had one come back, and one giving intriguing updates. As hard as it is, I haven't looked at those first comments, and I haven't opened the ms at all in that time. I'm quite proud of myself …

#MilesofSmiles bloghop

It's blog hop time... When I started blogging, forever ago, blog hops were common, a great way to meet new bloggers, and a lot of fun. In light of recent attacks in London and Manchester, Kyra Lennon and Clare Dugmore are hosting this blog hop to share things that make us smile.   These are …

Me!! An interview…

And, here's another Where Words Fail Music Speaks author interview. Don't forget to buy your copy on Amazon, available on Kindle and in paperback, with all proceeds going to the Clusterbusters charity. Okay, so today I'm interviewing myself... ahem...   Tell me a little bit about yourself. Well, I’m Annalisa, and this is my blog, so you probably …

Goodbye 2016

Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. It's not been a good year, has it? I'm not going to mention politics. I try to avoid that topic as much as possible on my social media accounts. I have beliefs about what went right and wrong this year, but I also respect that other people might have opposing …

#ThrowbackThursday – “So, what do you write?”

Today's Throwback Thursday post comes from August 2010 (before my first book was published) and - like many of my early posts - didn't have any comments. In fact, it barely had any readers, which is why I wanted to install this feature - as a writer, it hurts when people don't read what I've …

Slowing down

At this time of year, I slow down. It's not planned, but when the sun barely breaks out from behind dense cloud and natural light is therefore hard to come by, I just want to curl up and hibernate. Walking the dog helps, especially when I've got this nature reserve on my doorstep. The silence …

New blog for (almost) the New Year

Welcome to my new blog. I've been thinking about creating a new blog for a while now, and some recent events made me wake up this morning and do it. Sometimes I just need a push. What events? A marketing meeting with Ben Galley who suggested I consolidate my blog and my website - this …