While we were away in the Lake District I received two emails bearing good news. The first email was from the Quest Institute telling me I had passed my Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma. Finally, my 6 weeks of round-the-clock googly-eyed working-my-arse-off on the computer paid off! Pheeew. However my celebrations were overshadowed by the next piece… Continue reading Alien spotted hovering near my blog
Author: Katherine Bassford
Hello, I'm Katherine. I'm a writer and illustrator living on the south coast, UK. www.katherinebassford.com
The simple life
This is me in the Lake District. (Is it me or do my arms look abnormally long?) I am on top of Fairfield, a 2863 ft mountain. We had to rely on our slightly dodgy compass skills to navigate as the mist was so thick we could only see a few metres in front of… Continue reading The simple life
Swamp water curry
Last night I achieved an incredible feat: I managed to make a curry that didn’t actually taste of anything. This was amazing considering the ingredients: 4 cloves of garlic, 3 onions, fresh ginger, copious spices (coriander, cumin, chilli, star anise, garam masala), fresh coriander, tomatoes, cauliflower and chickpeas. But no, it tasted of cauliflower boiled in… Continue reading Swamp water curry
How long is a novel?
Ha, I have just worked out something rather fabulous! I was sitting here revelling in my 21,000 word smugness when I suddenly thought ‘hold on a cotton pickin’ minute, isn’t a novel around 80,000 words?’ I’m no mathematical genius but doesn’t that mean that in the past 6 weeks I have written the equivalent of… Continue reading How long is a novel?
Celebrations (and brain mush)
I did it! Last weekend I handed in my hypnotherapy diploma – 68 pages of blood, sweat and tears. Over 21,000 words in total. I can’t remember the last time I worked so hard. It was a relentless round-the-clock effort with 6.15 starts and 11.00pm finishes, and as for the Jubilee bank holiday…what Jubilee bank… Continue reading Celebrations (and brain mush)
The bestselling books of all time
It is now 6 weeks since I sent my children’s book manuscripts to a publisher and I am thinking that their rather lackadaisical response is not a good sign (I had to look that word up - anyone else want to spell it like this: ‘lacksidaisical’?). In the meantime, here is a list of the top bestselling… Continue reading The bestselling books of all time
Some feathered friends
I was flicking through some old sketchbooks this afternoon. I'm not claiming to be Picasso or anything but here are some feathered friends: I think this little chap might be called Humphrey.
Trying too hard?
I had a telling dream last night: I dreamt that a singer from The Voice (which I watched last night) sadly died during the night from a heart attack. In my dream I heard the news and was immediately concerned it was Tom Jones (I have a soft spot for him). It turned out it… Continue reading Trying too hard?
The Power
Something interesting happened today. I went for my usual chiropractic adjustment. (I work part-time for a wellness clinic and they give all their staff free treatments.) The Big Cheese adjusted me. And at the end of a fair bit of neck crunching he said, “I don’t usually do this but I’m going to get a… Continue reading The Power
Listening to the voice in my head
When I was young (under 10 I think) a little voice told me I wanted to be a writer. But there was another more insistent voice which told me I was crap and had no talent. So I took a different career path instead: University Trainee Store Manager Unemployed Promotions Manager Software Trainer Copywriter Fitness… Continue reading Listening to the voice in my head
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