Hi and welcome to my Blog š
I live in Kent UK (although I’m a proud born and bred Lundunna lol) with my hubby, 3 kids (kids? They’re actually adults) our 2 cats and Pug.
This blog is primarily about my writing, a record of my journey. Hints and tips, stuff ive done, and any info i find interesting that could help me write fantastic prose lol. I finished studying a creative writing course with the OCA in April 2012 and in July 2012 I finished an online Pocket Novel Course with Sally Quilford In October 2012 I started a Novel Writing Course with The Faber Academy and I graduated in April 2013
I’m currently studying with The Writers Bureau.
Please don’t chastise me for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, I tend to write in exactly the same way as I talk, dropping the odd ‘t’ and ‘h’ as I go. All fiction that appears is in first draft form. I rarely edit unless it’s going to be submitted.
I only started writing in 2010, and now, I’m a total addict! Lol….it’s completely taken over my life, and my dining room table lol
Ive “won” 3 years on the trot, Nanowrimo, so i now have a 65,000 word unfinished novel, a 50,000 word completed novella, both of which need editing and rewriting, at some point in the future. In 2012 i tried my hand at a Mills & Boon (got 20,000 words of it) and finished up writing short stories for the other 30,000 words. I’ve been a CoML for my area since 2012.
I have 3 other WordPress blogs, plus one on Blogger which i used to use for my actual writing, and OCA work…..
The View Inside Unfortunately, I won’t be posting any new entries on there in the near future, but I never say never š
You can also find my artwork on Flickr, but im afraid most of the stuff is private so you’ll have to friend me if you want to see more š
My Flickr Page
I’m a BookCrosser š My bookshelf is under my most used username, AngelChild, and I’m on Goodreads and FaceBook (thanks in part to the iPhone lol). Oh, and on Twitter I’m @vikkithomp
I’m on my 2nd year as a member of the Romantic Novelists Association’s New Writer Scheme.
My daughter is a hair stylist, so my hair colour changes with the seasons, I wear black nail polish and I love animals.
There, i think thats it š Anything else you want to know, please ask, you can contact me by e mail at angelchildvikki at g mail dot com
Thanks for visiting, and please comment if you like any posts š
I’ve nominated you for the Inspiring Blogger Award – please collect it from my blog – mandyevebarnett.com
Enjoy
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Oh wow, thanks honey! š
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I too nominated you for a Sunshine Award…and I see you already have received one. Double congrats! http://creativemuse365.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/i-got-sunshine-creation-256/
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Thank you sooooo much honey š
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Vikki – did you get my tag for Write a Story with Me? I didn’t hear back from you
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Sorry honey, yes, I did, but I’m away at the moment, and Internet access is sparse….be back home on Saturday, I’ll e mail you š
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Great… just wanted to be sure I didn’t need to tag the next person. Feel free to delete this conversation from your blog if you like.
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Hi – I nominated you for a Beautiful Blogger Award. Hooray! Pop over to see me http://patwoodblogging.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/i-am-so-spoiled-another-award/ and take a look! – Pat
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Thank you so much Pat!
Will get cracking with it š
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You are very welcome. No hurry, these things always take time (at least they do with me!)
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I’ve only recently found you via the Insecure Writers’ Support Group, but I like all that I’ve read of you so far. So, in the hope that I am not duplicating anything or causing you too much extra work, I would like to nominate you for a Beautiful Blogger Award. Because you are special to me and I always look forward to reading your updates.
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Awwwwww, thank you so much!!!! š
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I can’t believe I haven’t read your about me section before! I love it š
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Awwwww, thanks Anushka š I think it needs a bit of an update lol
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Hi Vikki,
I have just found out about Nanowrimo. I line in Kent and I am wondering of anything is happening in our part of the world or, indeed, if we could make it happen?
Sara Alexi
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Hi Sara š
Have you checked the calendar on the forums page? We have quite a few write ins dotted about š
Also we’ve got a FaceBook page now….just search NaNoWriMo Kent
Good luck honey x
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Thanks I will go an search! i hope i meet you at one of them.:)
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You found us! š
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Hello. I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Please stop by and check it out here: http://dressedtoquill.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/so-honored-to-be-nominated/
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Thank you so much honey! š
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Hey, Vikki,
I’ve nominated you back for Blog of the year 2012! š http://writetoperfect.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/blog-of-the-year-2012/
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Awwwww, shucks Chris, thank you š
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Hello fellow WriMo! This was my 3rd ‘win’ at NaNo, and I also have some serious editing to do! š
So nice to ‘meet’ you …I’ve enjoyed cruising your blog this morning.
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Hi Denise, and welcome! š
Awwwww, thanks honey, look forward to chatting! š
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Vikki, I wanted to let you know that I have included you in a blog post for tomorrow. The idea is to bring my blog audience to you. I think my readers would also enjoy your blog. I hope you have an opportunity to tell us about your work in progress.
What is your working title of your book (or story)?
Where did the idea come from for the book?
What genre does your book fall under?
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
What else about your book might pique the readerās interest?
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Thanks Elizabeth :o)
Will get that sorted soon!
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I have awarded you the Booker Award ā take a peek at http://www.mandyevebarnett.com
Have fun with itā¦ Mandy
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Thanks Mandy š
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You know I love you! Your blog really keeps me going. I donāt know how you feel about blogging awards. From what Iāve heard, some people like them, some donāt, but Iāve been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger award. The requirements are that I nominate other bloggers, so tag, youāre it! You can find the details here:
http://wp.me/p1AwTp-dm
Keep up the good work!
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Awwww, thanks Cheryl š
Wow! Thank you so much! Will add it to my awards post that’s going out at the beginning of March š
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Hello, Fellow Blogger! You have been nominated for the āVersatile Bloggerā Award! Visit my site for details. http://dressedtoquill.wordpress.com/. However, I see you have already received this award, so feel free to hit the pause button on this one!
Cheers! ~Kristi
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I’m doing an award post this week Kristi so thank you so much!
You will definitely get a mention š
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Vikki…I’m visiting the UK the first month of April. Any chance we could catch tea in London that week?
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Oh wow! Cheryl, I would LOVE that š
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Hello darling! I know you’ve received this, but Iāve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. You can check out the details here: http://rusticrecluse.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Cheers!
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Awwwww, thank you! š
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Hi- Love your blog so have nominated you for a wonderful team member award. Here are the details http://nanacathydotcom.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/award-wonderful-team-member-readership-award/
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Awwwwww, thank you so much! I’m a bit behind with awards at the moment, but I WILL get to it, I promise! š
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Hello there I am so glad I found your web site
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Welcome š
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I understand it taking over the table! The drawers are next!
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Ha ha ha, well it’s a good job I haven’t got any! š
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Ah, yes it is. This professor has three, and boy are they stuffed!
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That’s where I’m going wrong then…I need drawers! Lol š
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Absolutely! š Drawers. But just don’t try to find something specific…
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Hi Vikki! So glad to hear you are journaling, journaling, journaling. If you’d like to do a guest blog post for http://www.createwritenow.com/personal-growth-journaling-blog, pick a Wednesday and it’s yours. WriteON!
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Thank you so much Mari š
I’ll be in touch!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love the about pages and yours is full of energy! I love it! I see you’re a NaNoWriMo addicted as well…that’s good! I’ll see you there as well then!
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Hi Franny…and thank YOU for stopping by š
Awwww, thanks honey! Ahhhh, yes, Nano, it seems to be the only time i actually get any writing done lol…see you there! xx
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Same here! With a job and a toddler, April and November are my safe niches! Good luck for the challenge! š
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Loved the Revenge post — loved it even more when I looked up TENA pants . . . a good example of “be careful what you wish for.” That bimbo had no idea . . .
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He he he, thanks Mary š xx
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What a lovely About Me page. Glad I found you today on WordPress. Oh by the way what was the writing course like with Faber Academy?
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Thanks honey, I’m glad you found me too! š
Very interesting, i learnt so much!!!!! If you search my blog for the tag “Faber” you’ll see i blogged about each session every week.
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I’ve award you the Lovely Blog Award – pick it up this Wednesday 8th Oct – have fun & enjoy.
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