As anyone who has read my science round-ups in the past will know I peruse a number of sites on a regular basis. These are fascinating in their own right, however, as a scifi writer […]
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One writer’s resolutions for 2017
I do this every year and yes looking back I don’t always follow all my resolutions. However, at the beginning of the year it’s not a bad idea to review what you did last year […]
What this writer has learnt in 2016
Another year has almost been and gone, zoomed past. I’m sure someone is stealing days and weeks from me and replacing them with vague memories (perhaps there’s a story there.) Anyway, as 2016 draws to […]
Writing – location, location, location
Recently I’ve been completing my latest project, working title: Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat, a Northumbrian mystery. The comments from beta readers are good and although there are a couple more to feedback I’ve sent […]
The fantasy fiction chicken and egg question?
In the UK there have been an interesting series of programs (on the BBC) by Andrew Marr looking in-depth at why we love reading fiction. The first program concerned the genre of detective stories and the […]