Just want to point everyone in the direction of the Womagwriter blog where further bad news on all rights fiction contracts have now spread...

It's been a very exciting Monday and a much better way to start a week than usual. My article 'Womag Rights' has been publishe...

It's been a bit of a seesaw week so far. I've made progress on the novel; rewritten another chapter today (as the noisier family m...

In the chair does sound a bit sinister, but it's not- thankfully. It was the writers' club's AGM last night and the post of ...

It's rather cold and snowy in my part of Nottingham. Where's that come from? Where does the road start? Usually we escap...

I hope the New Year has been kind to you all so far. Today I’m welcoming writer Linda Lewis to the blog. Linda is a very successful womag ...

Do you recall me mentioning I'd won one of the annual competitions at the writers' club late last year? Yes the ghost story one with...

Happy 2017... I hope your Christmas went well. Today is very foggy and cold, so apart from a brief trip outside I've been indoors ...

As the next few weeks will be busy, I thought I'd do my annual review now. I feel it's helpful to remind myself what I've achi...

For those of you who had a Bank Holiday on Monday, I hope you enjoyed it. I did a little gardening, but spent most of the day sorting thro...

Welcome back to part 2 of e-book to print for the self-publisher. Today it's the useful 'how to' post. (I'm taking notes f...

Welcome my guest this week, Patsy Collins, who's sharing her experience of creating print copies of her books (in addition to the e-vers...

As I've had a very heavy day with computer updates, I'm a little late in sharing some very exciting news. This week both posts wil...

I'm always surprised to discover my editing skills have improved. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I have a short story that I wa...

Every writer knows the value of carrying a notebook or some device to record those moments we all get when an idea pops into our heads; we s...

As I've been attempting to revise a short story that has been sitting on my computer for a while - it won one of the writers club short ...

It's the 3rd year for this short story competition, opening for submission this year on the 1st February. This year's theme is ...

I hope your Christmas went well, and if you were in countries where severe damage was done by flooding or tornado's I wish you a better ...

The great thing about writers is that they are not only fun friends to have, but they are willing to share their knowledge to new and develo...

After my down spell last week I'm pleased to say equilibrium has been restored and I'm getting on with the first chapter rewrite. ...