Gardening, yes gardening, can be good for writers

Living in the UK I think I’m lucky to have the benefit of such notably different seasons.  And yes, I admit when it comes to the end of February I can feel a bit miserable […]

Writers – lots in my summary blog

While I’m spending a week in the sun I thought I’d bring together some of my writing blogs.  So please dip in, I’m sure you’ll find something useful, encouraging or entertaining. 1)  Two recent blogs […]

An author blog – what it can and can’t do for you, part 2)

In last weeks’ blog I mused on some of the things of the things that having an author blog has and hasn’t done for me.  It has improved me as a writer, but it hasn’t sold […]

An author blog – what it can and can’t do for you, part 1.

I’ve been blogging now for close to two years.  I publish my author blog every week on a Wednesday without fail (he says, fingers crossed) and have published over 100 posts.  Even when I go on […]

Go on – read some fantasy

Last week I implored people to put aside prejudices of ‘genre fiction’ and read some science fiction.  This week I’m going to do the same for the cause of fantasy.  I suppose as a scientist […]