Have you ever wondered about the person behind the book or magazine articles you are reading? Last week I touched briefly on the reasons authors began writing, and their objectives when setting pen to paper. At one time, having a book published involved years of approaching the big five publishers, possibly paying an agent, having little …
Reasons to write
Endeavouring to stick to a least one New Year’s resolution, the house is now more or less cleared of chocolate, cakes and other exotic nibbles. What do you mean, ‘Did you eat them?’ How else would I dispose of them? 😁 The other resolve, to change the theme of my blog, proved more difficult. After …
Supreme Baker and 2020 Changes
My aims for the blog this year are to experiment with the format, and provide a greater variety of content. This will include updates on my writing career, hints, tips and guest posts, as well as the traditional short story. The end of 2019 saw the republishing of my first book 'Changes' (originally published under …
Post Christmas book recommendations
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for the turkey curry, turkey sandwiches, and left over nibbles before normality resumes. When we feel we can't eat another thing, our minds turn to those not so fortunate, who don't know when their next meal might be. As a change from my short …
Best Man. Part 3.
The final part of the short story. If you haven't read Parts 1 and 2 you might like to read those first. I had a thousand questions but kept my council as we went back to his suite of rooms, and our talk turned to the forthcoming nuptials, which seemed a safer subject. ‘Tell me …
Best Man Part 2 and Autumn chickens
If you enjoy my short stories, you can find 'Christmas Rebellion,' describing Santa's problems, featured in the fantastic online magazine Autumn Chickens. Sign up for their free newsletter and join over 3,000 others who appreciate the wide range of features including books, prize draws and opinions, mainly aimed at the older reader, but open to …
‘Best Man’ part 1.
Two updates and the first part of a spooky short story this week. First, the launch party for the Charity anthology 'When Stars Will Shine' is this Monday 9th December, and all royalties will go to 'Help for Heroes.' It's already racing up the Amazon charts and tipped to be a future No. 1. Check …
