Suzy Henderson

As a home educator and a writer, daily life becomes a juggling act and I'm still working on the skills required to make everything balance. Finding the time to write is often difficult - I don't have a set time like many writers. Finding five minutes here to think and thirty minutes there to write is an example of my writing day. And now my eldest son is 16, and moving into GCSE territory, the work pace will increase. And I do have to nag. It's funny though, you don't tend to think of your teachers as nagging you at school. But it is a different story when you're home educated. I'm mum, and I'm not a teacher, merely a nag! GCSE English is our focus for this year. Armed with a degree in English Literature, I thought this was my forte. Yet can I interest him in Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Keats or Thomas? No. English is a great subject for also exploring history and Geography but my son has no interest in World Wars, The Tudors or The Romans and don't even

Today we may say aloud before an awe-struck world: "We are still masters of our fate. We are still captain of our souls." Winston Churchill I love this quote by Churchill. It sums everything up for me. We certainly are masters of our fate to a degree, although sometimes things happen of which we have no control over. However, if you want something then you must go and get it. If you want to write, do it. There's no other way. It's a good feeling sitting here, master of my own ship, sailing the waters, sometimes calm, sometimes stormy, yet always sailing.  Today I have had an amazing discovery, all thanks to social media network, Twitter. Having forgotten my password for my account and being too lazy to reset it, I've not used Twitter for a few months. Today, I sorted this out and discovered a true hero among my list of new followers. This gentleman is a retired Lt Colonel of the 8th American Air Force - 'The Mighty Eighth.' He's the author of his 

From the writer of the highly acclaimed novel The Boy I Love - Paper Moon explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a backdrop of a world transformed by war.   The passionate love affair between Spitfire pilot Bobby Harris and photographer’s model Nina Tate lasts through the turmoil of World War Two, only to be tested when Bobby is disfigured after being shot down. Wanting to hide from the world, Bobby retreats from Bohemian Soho to the empty house his grandfather has left him, a house haunted by the secrets of Bobby’s childhood. Here the mysteries of his past are gradually unravelled and he discovers that love is not only skin deep. Following on from The Boy I Love and All The Beauty of The Sun, Marion Husband’s highly acclaimed debut novel, Paper Moon explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a backdrop of a world transformed by war. Synopsis This book is the winner of The Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award. The passionate love affair between Spitfire pilo

Well, it's another glorious day here in Cumbria. I'm sitting at my desk, having done some editing and now contemplating redrafting. The important point is, I'm working. On saying that I will admit to diverting my interests for a short spell this morning, whilst reading about haunted airfields. I just can't help it sometimes. But it's often difficult to stay on track and can become a battle. As my old schoolteacher would say, 'Pay attention, girl.' I read something interesting earlier today from an online article written by a chap who is himself both an editor and an author. He reflects upon the many fiction submissions he's received over the years and states that writers fall into two categories. There are status seekers and storytellers. The status seekers are those who are simply desperate to be published, no matter what. They are not generally the best writers nor are they keen to take time to perfect the craft of writing, preferring to rush their

The author's latest release is her autobiographical journey of self discovery. Bathsheba is also a poet, having released four books of poetry previously.    Visit Amazon's Bathsheba Dailey Page Biography I am a single mother of three girls after a failed fifteen year marriage. I love to fish and hate shoes,I guess that is the country coming out in me. I have always enjoyed writing just for the stress relief it has always given me. I feel free when I am writing and when I am around water. I am also a full time student and hope to have my own business in advertising in the near future. My favorite quote is "A new beginning is better than an old ending". My beginning was not a good one but my ending is still yet to be seen. xxx FACE BOOK PAGES https://www.facebook.com/AuthorBathshebaDailey https://www.facebook.com/FiveYearOldDeath https://www.facebook.com/bathshebadailey BLOG http://beth-frommyheart.blogspot.com/ TWITTER

Sacrifice! A shameful act but it's something that affects all writers in one way or another. Not just writers either. But here I am in the middle of summer and it's a glorious day here in the Lake District. People are out cycling past my home, and I can hear their banter carrying on the wind, gradually fading into the distance. I can feel the pull of the great outdoors and yet the essential call of the work waiting for me here at the computer. Edits! Does anyone truly enjoy editing? I much prefer writing. Editing is very much laborious and far too reminiscent of school and university. Still, moaning aside, it's not that bad. It's simply another side of being a writer and we just get on with it. Recently I took some time out to perfect the first chapter of my novel for a writing competition - another sign of my writer's insecurity, desperate for some sign that my writing is going somewhere. Then, having ran this same chapter through one of those wonderful online g

As the 68th anniversary of Bomber Command approaches, the people behind the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial are working extremely hard in order to establish their own memorial to those brave, bomber boys, many of whom were lost whilst serving at bases in and around the county of Lincolnshire. According to the records, 3491 aircraft taking off from Lincolnshire during the war never returned. In total, 55,573 airmen lost their lives. Out of those, 25,000 were from bases in Lincolnshire. The average age of aircrew was reported to be 22 years old with many still in their late teens. Casualties in Bomber Command were among the highest out of all the allied forces. For decades, acres of crumbling tarmac around disused and decaying watch towers have been the only signs left of the majority of bases from which our Bombers operated. Ghost stations and no more. Overlooked at the end of the war when Churchill delivered his speech, congratulating and thanking the rest of the forces, they

After a slightly long break, I'm hoping that life is beginning to return to normal - not that my life is ever normal or simple for that matter, but it's 'normal' for me. My eldest son has recently had spinal surgery and I did not realise just how stressful and anxious a time it would be. It's the strangest experience but for any parents out there who have had similar experiences or indeed who might be well acquainted with the winding corridors of hospitals with their humming lights and clinical odours and staff bustling in every direction in theatre greens or blues, then I do empathise, truly. I can still see the concerned dad outside of the paediatric intensive care unit, telling a hospital worker that his son was now off life support. That really struck me and I realised, not for the fist time, that my son was so lucky because he didn't require life support. He is recovering and we have a lot to be thankful for. It's bizarre on the one hand for me to ha