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Last week was not a particularly great week for me. Lucas is having a really hard time with a mystery illness at the moment. It's such a worrying time but he is under the care of our wonderful NHS and we will in time get to the bottom it. When he is off, I do try to continue to write but always around his needs. By the end of the week though I get really frustrated and upset with myself because I haven't done as much I wanted to do. I really have to stop beating myself up and remember I am only ONE human being. Last Friday saw the first anniversary of the release of Beyond the Past. I can not believe where the year has gone and more so what I have done in that twelve months. In 2014 I faced my ghosts and in 2015 I intend to be a Ghostbuster (Yes cue the 1980s movie theme music. "I ain't afraid of no ghosts!"). I couldn't find the photograph of Wes and I with the Ghostbuster car in Florida, taken pre-Menieres. All my past insecurities, worries and peop...

My 1st anniversary interview   This was published on Friday 23rd January 2015 by Fiona McVie on her author interviews blog. Thank you Fiona for your time. I know some of you have been struggling to find it on the site so here it is: Name: Pam Charles Age: 46 Where are you from? Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. A little about yourself i.e. education, family life, etc I am single Mum to two boys aged 16 and 8. I worked in the insurance broking industry for twenty years but lost my job when I was diagnosed with Meniere’s syndrome. In 2011 I graduated with a first class honours degree in Business Information Systems. After graduation, I decided to follow my dream I hadn’t dared to follow when I was fifteen and write a book. Actually, I wanted to write scripts and books but the book came first. When I am not writing, I am busy running the boys to football and rugby league. My eldest is an academy player at the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Football Club and he is hopefu...