A challenge to celebrity and well-known authors

This blog challenge is inspired by two things: 1) I am trying to read and review more self-published authors, which I feel is only fair if I’m asking others to read and review my books. […]

Science fiction and science – chicken and egg?

So the chicken and egg conundrum, which comes first? I think the same is true of science and science fiction.  I was reminded of this by the recent pictures of the Spacex reusable booster coming […]

5 more reasons for writing and reading short stories

Some time ago I blogged on the value of short stories to a fiction writer, any fiction writer i.e. they shouldn’t be viewed as some lesser form of the writing craft or inferior.  If anything […]

25 things I’ve learnt in 2015

As we approach the end of the year it is natural to look back.  For me it’s not just about what has happened in the last year, it is about providing inspiration for the future.  […]

Writers – read more and wider

Left to my own devices I tend to stick to my genre, science fiction and given the choice, my favourite writers of the moment (or just my favourite authors if they have new book out).  There’s […]