How influential writing can really be is the enormous question that, from time to time, makes me stop and think.…
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Do bad books get good sales and if so, does that justify poor writing? After a full-on weekend with our…
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I’ve always been good at recognising voices; faces less so; names hopeless, but voices, they’re my thing. I close my…
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I’m sitting on the circular bed, watching Mum as she applies her make-up in the huge mirror with its halo…
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“Have you seen the double blank anywhere?” “The double what?” “The double blank.” “What does it look like?” “Nothing, it’s…
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Reluctant creativity After months of being embroiled in ‘the day job', a lull in deadlines has allowed my thoughts to…
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Hmm, guilty conscience, thought Hilary as she wrapped the six red carnations and gypsophila in the lime green wrapping paper…
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H aving a book published during a pandemic presents a multitude of challenges, not least of which is hosting…
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Getting an author profile picture is not a new experience for me. Over the 16 years that I have been…
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In beginning to write creative fiction, one of the hardest things for me to come to terms with is not…
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