Fi Phillips

That's it. My writer website is now up and running - yay! What that means is that I won't be posting to this blog anymore. If you'd like to follow my book publishing journey, and especially if you'd like to subscribe to my newsletter, head over to my new website. You can find it here . See you over there very soon.

So when I announced in January that I was putting the blog on hold while I worked on my next novel, I had no idea how 2019 would develop. I can now announce that I've landed a publishing deal for my novel, Haven Wakes, with the lovely folks at  Burning Chair Publishing . At the moment, I'm working through edits on my novel before handing it over for a developmental edit (excuse me a moment while I get all giggly - ahem - better now). The plan is to release my novel in the summer. At this point, there's no book cover to share with you but as soon as there is, I'll be plastering it all over my website and social media. That leads me onto my next piece of news. I'm developing my writer website in readiness for the launch of Haven Wakes. As soon as it's complete, I'll let you know because at that point, I'll be moving this blog over there. So, phew! What a ride this year has taken me on so far. Long may it continue. P.S. If you want to get an ...

Memory is a random beastie. Some of my most vibrant and heartfelt memories are of events that have little true importance. They aren't of choices I made that changed my life forever. They're rarely connected with anything that is newsworthy. Now I think of it, they probably wouldn't impress anyone other than the person I was in that moment. One such memory instantly pulls me back into the mind and heart of my younger self. I was six years old. I had three friends - A, A and J. Being an only child with parents who had kept me to themselves in the years running up to school, A, A and J were my first real friends. I trusted them completely, as six year olds do, and as such played with a joyful abandon at whatever imaginary game we chose. Sometimes, we would play characters from our favourite TV show - Alias Smith and Jones , a Western TV series about two cowboys on the run from the law. A and J would play the named characters. The other A would generally play a g...

First off, Happy New Year! The first almost three weeks of 2019 have sped by at a rate of unforeseen, well, speediness. The holiday season, besides a chance to spend lots of time with my family, was very much a period of thoughtfulness and reflection. The image for this blog post is incredibly pertinent because, after all of that thoughtfulness, mince pies, and reflection, I've decided that 2019 will be a fresh start for my writing. Haven Wakes, and its following novel Haven Journeys are, if not shelved, put on hold for the time being. I've polished and pushed the first novel as far as I'm able for the time being and I don't want to further develop the following novel until I'm sure what is happening with Haven Wakes. So where does that leave me as a writer? My content and copy writing business still continues successfully and the plan for 2019 is to increase my customer base and the variety of work.  However, the dream is still to b...