Author Archives: alisongardiner1

Technology escapes me. I’m quite sure I was put on this earth with the expected number of gigabytes in my brain and that, through the years, I’ve gathered enough info to make the whole system workable. However, I do find … Continue reading →

We made it! 1.4 mile charity swim in open English sea water. Drank a fair bit of the Channel, aching now and smelling of saline but feel I’ve done my bit. The worst part was putting on the petroleum jelly. … Continue reading →

  Strict and training aren’t words you’d normally apply to me, but in a moment of rank foolishness, I agreed to a 1.4 mile open water swim for charity. In Barbados or Southern Spain this might have been rational, but … Continue reading →

  “Time to reconnect your brain cells, mother. This creature must be given life.” “All synapses are go. Am ready to boldly go where no writer has gone before.” “Excellent. The time is now.” Alex was right; the time was … Continue reading →

Efficiency is a wonderful thing, something I covet when I have the time. Working, four kids, business, writing, house; all of them get tossed into my mental mix, like some glorious life stew. However, always moving at ninety miles per … Continue reading →

 I long for nostalgia. Giving way to my rose coloured yearning, as well as my new found thespianism, I went back up to London this week to see the play Love, Love, Love which starts off in the 60s. As … Continue reading →

I have finally decided to confess. I’m coming out of the closet. I am a thespian. Frankly, it’s about time I came out, as acting in such a small space severely limits one’s potential audience – to hangers on. For … Continue reading →

Writing is a funny old game. An embryo writer starts off full of enthusiasm, heart full of a story burning to be told; yet their skill level is zip. I’m sure I write squillions better than wot I did when … Continue reading →

  Playing games with the kids can be an interesting experience. Recently we became engrossed in one requiring the invention of what certain initials might mean, defining words, suggesting bizarre laws in various parts of the world. Then we’d vote, … Continue reading →

I’ve been mulling over a strong title for my current book. Being the very first thing that a reader, publisher or agent will see, it should be well constructed, not inept. I’m aiming for ept. Creating one should be dead … Continue reading →