Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Writing for Writing's Sake




I can’t remember how or why I begun writing but I have enjoyed it ever since i started!
It was in 2007 I had my first poem published in an online magazine called SHINE then only a month later another piece was accepted to be published in Contemporary Rhyme’s e-journal!

This was very exciting and extremly encouraging! - To this day, I still have every one of my acceptance letters! (I even kept a couple of the cheques! I properly should have banked these!)

I continued writing for a long time and the more I wrote the more I enjoyed it!
Between 2007-2011 I ended up with a fair few pieces being accepted for publication, in e-zines and online journals such as Blackmail Press, Mouth Full of Bullets, Abyss & Apex and Eclecticism E-zine along with several pieces published in print.





10 years + later and I still love to write!
I have learnt a lot about writing and publishing over the last few years and maybe one day i will use what i have learnt and pursue this hobby further, but for now, I am happy to continue creating stories and writing for the simple joy of it!


Friday, July 15, 2016

Happy Birthday ME!


I had a WONDERFUL Birthday Yesterday!
My day was filled with great company and a delicious dinner (cooked by my mum) who can complain about having dinner cooked for them by a professional chef!
Loads of Birthday Wishes and cards from loved ones -including a lovely handmade Birthday card from my In-laws!



And, though not the most important thing, awesome gifts!!! One of my FAVORITE gifts sent to me by my Brother In-law were chosen especially for me by my super cute Nephews - A Light up Butterfly Ball and Barrel of Bright Pink Slime - exactly what i wanted!!!
What more could a girl ask for!!!




Sunday, April 10, 2016

My Motivational Team!



I have officially been Mrs Mckinnon for One Month today!
My Husband is a driving force and major motivation behind my creativity. He helps me break out when I'm feeling creatively stuck or in an 'artistic drought'. He supports and encourages me and is constantly inspiring new ideas.
He is also rather artful himself! Dabbling in a few different creative things from Film Making to creating Handmade, Up-cycled (AWESOME) furniture!
We also have two little 'helpers' who enjoy being part of our creative processes... though not ALWAYS helpful, they are always welcome to 'join in'.



Sunday, April 3, 2016

A Creative Space


Although my primary focus is to get back into creating more of my ArtofAmy illustrations sometimes i need to take a break from them, or get stuck in a creative rut, but that doesn't mean putting a halt on the creativity all together, it just means a change of 'scenery' - that's where this blog comes in.
I pretty much love anything and all things creative - from writing to sewing, painting to crafting - I often have several projects on the go at once so this will be my creative space, a place to share my projects and unleash my imagination...