It's really not long now. Opening door 20 on the advent calendar to find Becky Black behind it!
Have a
writer in your life? What should you buy them for Christmas? Here are a few
ideas.
Pens: Yes, they have 200 pens actually
in their bag right this minute. But they could always use another one, because
it’s different from all the pens, and sometimes you need just the right pen at
just the right time. Include refills.
Notebooks: We can never have too many
notebooks. And always remember that only some of that Giant Stack of Blank
Notebooks can ever actually be used. The rest are far too pretty to ruin by
writing in them. They’re not for writing, they’re for having. And it’s always
fun to have more.
Books: Because books are awesome. And
with your help your beloved writer can get that To Read stack up to the ceiling.
Gift cards for retailers who sell books are a suitable substitute.
Caffeinated beverages: Tea, coffee,
cola, it’s all good. Most writers love the caffeine buzz. Or require caffeine
to actually resemble a human being in the mornings. Just hand over a cup, fast
and nobody gets hurt, okay?
Wine: One of the reasons for the
requirement for caffeine in the morning. Because after a hard day slaving over
a hot keyboard, wrangling recalcitrant characters, many writers could use a
small (large) glass of wine.
Chocolate: For rewards for getting work
done. For comfort after a rejection. For getting in the mood for writing those
love scenes. Or just because, chocolate.
A massage: Sitting for hours messes up
your back, or your neck, or your shoulders. Or all three. A bit of pampering is
always welcome.
But the number 1 gift all writers want –
TIME. Give the writer in your life the time to write uninterrupted. Don’t
come bother them barring something or someone being on fire. When they’re done
they’ll be in a much better mood with you than if you came and interrupted them
just when the characters were about to kiss…
My latest
release is Into the Sunrise, an F/F
contemporary novella, published by Loose
Id.
Blurb
On the day
her son leaves home, Lorna Friern makes a long-planned escape from her loveless
marriage. With one suitcase, her laptop, and a box full of books, she leaves
L.A. to drive to a new life in a house she’s inherited in Long Island. On the
same day, after Northern Californian wildfires burn down the motel where she
lives and the bar where she works, Zoe Bradshaw decides to move on again. Her
destination, Las Vegas. Maybe. Or home to her family. Maybe.
The two
women meet on the road and when Zoe’s old junker of a car finally gives up the
ghost, she accepts the offer to travel with Lorna for a while. perhaps all the
way to New York. Lorna wasn’t looking for romance so soon after leaving her
marriage, but chance put Zoe in her way and Lorna doesn’t want to leave her
behind. Sharing a car and motel room beds, the two women learn each other’s
histories and secrets. Only at the end of the journey will they know if they’ve
escaped the past to ride off together into the sunrise.
Art by Mina
Carter
Author Bio
Becky lives in the UK and her writing is primarily fuelled
by tea and rainy days. After spending far too many years only thinking about
writing she finally started putting words down back in 2003 and hasn’t stopped
since, still trying to make up for lost time.
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