A writer’s resolutions for 2016

OK, I make writing resolutions every year.  Do they help?  Yes, I think they do.  It’s good to focus your mind at the beginning of a new year on what you would like to achieve, concentrate on, […]

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 […]

Stuck? Writing something, anything, helps.

Over the last few weeks at the writing group I attend there has been some discussion on how those of us who are writing novels go about it, meticulous planning vs. just start and see […]

Photography is a writer’s friend – part 1)

Now I’ve always been interested in photography.  I wouldn’t use the word passionate because there have always been other interests that have taken priority. But, photography is something that fits in so well with other […]