Autumn and other .... stuff

October 09, 2020 in Reena & Nikesh, Writing Journey

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.

John Lennon as we remember him on his 80th birthday

It's been tough these past weeks, everyone fearful that the virus is spreading again. Confusion reigns. Only six people can meet in doors, is it the same six people in your bubble? Or can you meet with five different people, one after the other? Are children counted as the six? What about restaurants and pubs? The questions that haunt us all in this time of uncertainty. It’s far too complicated. I feel for all the people who had shielded for so long and had met with loved ones again. The people who are suffering from isolation, and the increasing levels of anxiety.

Paperback copies of My Heart Sings Your Song and Where Have We Come

I did it, I'm a published author - wow wow wow wow

September 08, 2020 in Reena & Nikesh, Writing Journey

You got it, you’re wow, wow, wow, wow

In the words of Kylie Minogue, Greg Kurstin and Karen Poole

Proofs read, corrections made, colours matched, and I pressed the button to make my books live on Amazon and Ingram Sparks at the end of August. My author copies ordered from Ingram Sparks and guess what Where Have You Come arrived first. That’s a sign, right? The story of our first-born son, the inspiration for my story, the reason I wrote the books in the first place.

Proof copies of My Heart Sings Your Song and Where Have We Come and the child who story I wanted to tell

I did it, I'm a published author - part two almost there

August 17, 2020 in Reena & Nikesh, Writing Journey

We were in Brighton for the early part of last week, and before we went, I’d sent my covers and book interior to KDP expecting my proofs to when we returned, but they arrived early and we came home to these books, I couldn’t believe it. My books have been available on all e-book platforms when I say all, I mean Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, B&N Nook, Rakuten Kobo, Google, since the beginning of the year, so I shouldn’t be this excited, but I am.

Why don’t you go home?

June 26, 2020 in Reena & Nikesh

I heard something recently on social media that made me revisit my past, someone I know was racially abused while she was out for a walk by a passing motorist.

The murder of George Floyd, the portrayal of Black Lives Matter protests in the media, the English Defence League and other far-right groups turning up to defend statues and monuments has highlighted the disparity between the predominantly white population and people of colour. The trouble is our skin colour make us stand out. We are not British, how can we be. British means white, so the chants are out again ‘go back to Africa’, is what one group of peaceful BLM protesters heard in Hertfordshire.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

May 18, 2020 in Reena & Nikesh

This week is Mental Health Week, and as my writing journey started from a panic and anxiety attack, I thought I’d reflect on what is the worst of times and the best of times during lock-down.

Well-being and mental health during the lock-down is challenging, people like company, the lunch dates, the little conversations, the sessions run by mental health professionals. I know of one charitable trust who has started a telephone consultation this week and many mental health professionals have offered help through social media. But many people will slip through the cracks—the backlog of cases that require processing. The lack of physical access to GPs and support centres for those who have an increase in anxiety due to the lock-down

I did it, I'm a published author

February 24, 2020

What a couple of months and I’m going to use a lot of cliches, even though all the writer’s forums tell you not to. But what the heck, my story is out there in the wide world.

It’s been a steep learning curve, my journey of learning to write. I can see now that there are obvious mistakes, but I’m learning and boy was it hard. I hope to improve on my new craft and work on a couple more ideas for books to get my creative juices flowing. Told you I was going to use a lot of cliches.

Why I began writing

November 26, 2019

In 2006 my father was diagnosed with bone cancer and we were told that he had three months to live and I grieved for him while he was still alive but I also let myself grieve for the first time for the loss of our precious son who was only with us for a short time.

That's when I had a gem of an idea to write about my personal tragedy, and the last part of my book was written. At the time I had joined a creative writing group and got a bit of a slating from one of the participants, who thought it was rubbish and put it away, thinking that I was never going to be a writer.

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