Writers – why do we do it?

It’s late September in England, it is a beautiful warm early autumn morning and I’m cutting the grass.  As usual when I’m doing something like that my mind starts to wander.  And maybe because I […]

Blogs for bloggers and writers – part 1.

I’m a writer of science fiction and a blogger and I think it’s fair to say that the blogging is more successful than the writing.  The blog gets ‘goodish’ traffic (more would always be nice), […]

My advice to writers – take a walk

For those who have followed my blog you’ll see from some of the photos (e.g. the front page) that I occasionally go walking.  I’m not fanatical, always out there, striding across the hills, but I […]

Where to go for inspiration – a few ideas

I find the idea of ‘writers block’ peculiar, it’s not something I’ve suffered from.  OK, sometimes I have to stop and think about where my story is going and does it make sense etc., but […]

Why you should join a writing group

I was advised to join a writing group early on in my writing career and I ignored it for a couple of years.  I thought about it, and even looked a few up a few local […]