Only a month to Christmas Day and I've just started thinking about all that I need to do. Usually that's because November is busy...

I've been taking a break from writing to catch-up on reading for enjoyment and learning, but most of all not putting pressure on mys...

March already and I'm finally making progress on the new scenes in the second draft of the novel. Back in January I was a bit concerne...

You probably know that issue of discovering you've given one or more of your characters two different eye or hair colours in your manusc...

Today I'm welcoming author Madalyn Morgan to Carol's Corner to continue the celebrations for the recent launch of her post WW2 novel...

I'm pleased to say my characters have returned and I'm ready to resume rewriting the current work in progress. In previous years I...

My aim is to get back to work at some point this week. It's been three weeks of mess, shifting things around and no quiet. During th...

Today I'm delighted to welcome author, and friend, Sally Quilford to Carol's Corner, to talk about her new book The Curse of Lakeham...

Ideas come from everywhere. Have you ever been somewhere and something you've seen sticks in your memory even if you forget everything...

A useful reference book... (image source:Amazon) Yes, I was meant to be writing a short story, and getting on with my second draft, b...

Well it's the day after the night before and I can now reveal what I've been keeping quiet about since late October... I won one ...

I've always preferred third person viewpoint, both writing and reading. Occasionally I have written a short story from the first perso...

At the moment I'm working on a shorter project set in the late 1920's. 1920's Red Cloche Hat from Shaping The Body Exhibitio...

Do you have a favourite series that you hate to miss? Well Saturday night in the my house is NCIS night. Now to be honest across the wee...

Sometimes I find getting into the mind of my characters easy, at other times it can be problematic. In my second draft I have some gaps to...

For many years I've been a m ember of the Talkback forum over on the writers-online website, and the monthly one word writing challenge ...

Saturday- St George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday I spent indoors at a workshop- except for a brief foray outside for food and to...

After a couple of stable days I'm getting the occasional issues again. Nothing major, more annoying than anything. So I've made su...

February seems to be bringing lots of competitions, so here's another one you might like. It is Valentine's Day this coming Sunday...

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...