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If Worldbuilding Were Left To Its Own Devices
Will 491 Pages on a Geological Formation Be Enough?
A place that always recharges me...
The Conwy estuary in North Wales is epic in every way
Guess who?
Romance
The Irish Key
An utterly heart-wrenching and gripping Irish novel filled with family secrets (Emerald Isles, Bookouture)
Open the book
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Get up, pull yourself together, and get back at it!
Get back into what you love after a life event interferes with your routine.
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Mirrors of Obsidian Water: Divination in the Black Marsh
Creating eternity for readers who will not linger long enough to notice
Non-fiction
Why You Don’t Need Meat
The UK #1 National Bestseller That Launched The Vegetarian Revolution
Turn the page
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The Song of Bert and Harry: Off the Record
Ongoing banter
Humour
Emotion
Serendipity
π3β5 min read
If Worldbuilding Were Left To Its Own Devices
Will 491 Pages on a Geological Formation Be Enough?
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π1β3 min read
Get up, pull yourself together, and get back at it!
Get back into what you love after a life event interferes with your routine.
Adventurous
Storyteller
How to procrastinate like a boss
and other tales of distraction
Adventurous
Humorous
π3β4 min read
Mirrors of Obsidian Water: Divination in the Black Marsh
Creating eternity for readers who will not linger long enough to notice
Wonder.
Shadow.
Fire.
π2β3 min read
Finding Voices
When They Have Nothing to Say
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
The Critique Conversation
How to improve your writing craft and increase your chances of publication
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π4β6 min read
The Other Side of the Table
What itβs like to be a judge in a writing competition...
Romance
Fantasy
π3β4 min read
On the shoulders of giants.
Why reading helps us see so far.
Humorous
Fantasy
Playful
π4β6 min read
Lit Mags for Beginners – Part One
The Wonderful World of Literary Magazines
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π4β6 min read
Days Like Those: Jacob, James and the BSG
Oh, The Okey-Rokey-Rah-Rah
Humour
Emotion
Serendipity
π1β3 min read
Matt-y numty had a great fall
Kindness may not kill, but it can shove you down the stairs
Funny
Scary
Action
π3β5 min read
Winging it
Disclaimer - apply the βwinging itβ method with wild abandon to much of life, just maybe not brain surgery or rocket science
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π2β3 min read
The Monster We Were Promised
When Stories Lose Their Nerve
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
Character Building
Did you meet your characters or create them?
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π2β3 min read
Plain Grocery Stores
Where the Amish (and other anti-materialists) shop
Precise
Opinionated
Fun
π4β5 min read
Out and About when Autumn Leaves had Fallen
Pembrokeshire
Humour
Emotion
Serendipity
π3β5 min read
Twice as Sexy as Madonna
Fiction Inspired by Second-Hand Love Letters
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π4β5 min read
If Plot Were an Artisan
The Director Meets Their Match
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β4 min read
My accidental meeting with Brigitte Bardot
She was not pleased
Funny
Scary
Action
π2β4 min read
Nationhood Found
A nation, a soup, and maybe a bit of a life too.
Precise
Opinionated
Fun
π4β5 min read
Christmas on the Equator
A Lesson in Gracious Competence
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π1β3 min read
Sunnyside: A Man Without a Country
In Sunnyside Queens, I discovered some tasty little cookies and at least a few more family lies.
Precise
Opinionated
Fun
π4β6 min read
If Genres Were Dating
Scenes from the the Genre Wars - Part II
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
The Stillness of a Spellbound Audience
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
Under the Influence of Irving – A Review of Queen Esther
Please, Sir, I Want Some More
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π4β5 min read
The Language Of Place
What the hell is she blathering about?
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π2β4 min read
If the Protagonist Had Slept in
The Talk They Needed to Have
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
A Fresh Start
Starting over is never much fun, but sometimes itβs necessary.
Humorous
Fantasy
Playful
π2β3 min read
The Book They Actually Wanted
The World's Toughest Literary Critics
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
Where it all started
Halcyon days of a mis-spent youth
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π3β5 min read
If Genre Were A Custody Battle
Scenes from the Genre Wars - Part I
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π3β4 min read
Don’t Just Take My Word For It
Thought-Provoking Quotes For Writers
Romance
Fantasy
π2β4 min read
If the First Draft Were a Rehearsal
Notes from a Writer Among Dancers - Part II
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
Second-Hand Love Letters – Part Two
A Reading List and Lusty Roger
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π2β3 min read
Gold is a pain in the ass, Part 3 and summary.
Size matters, and with gold coins, smaller is better.
Escapist
Fantasy
Romp
π4β5 min read
Golden Hour, Interrupted
When Ideas Are Lost to Traffic
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
You’ve Got Your Mother in a Whirl
Personal Reflections on Gender
Music
LGBTQIA+
Outsider
π4β6 min read
How Interesting Are Your Characters?
Complexity, Likeability and Believability
Romance
Fantasy
π2β4 min read
Gold is a pain in the ass, Part 2
Ok, so what does this gold stuff buy anyway?
Escapist
Fantasy
Romp
π3β4 min read
Gold is a pain in the ass, Part 1
Got a grip on gold, fantasy writers? You may be surprised at how much it matters.
Escapist
Fantasy
Romp
π4β5 min read
The Song of Bert and Harry: Sugar
Potentially Dangerous to Health
Humour
Emotion
Serendipity
π2β3 min read
Why Is This Your Character’s Story To Tell?
"This time, it's personal."
Romance
Fantasy
π2β4 min read
If Writing Were Choreographed
Notes from a Writer among Dancers
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
A Violation Of Innocence
Trigger warning - suicide
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π3β4 min read
Freeing Caged Lions
On Artistic Courage in the Face of Doubt
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β3 min read
Farty Towels?
Hospitality: The art of making guests feel at home while secretly wishing they'd leave.
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
π3β4 min read
The Song of Bert and Harry: The Name of that Pub
It wasn't the Banana Arms
Humour
Emotion
Serendipity
π3β4 min read
The Jewel of Derwentwater – behind the book
Inspiration, perspiration and (sleep) deprivation
Speculative
Historical
Adventure
The Pink Coupe at the Catch-All Station
Where the Leftovers Go
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π3β5 min read
What We Feed Strangers
On Slippery Foods and Stubborn Hospitality
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π3β4 min read
Tired Old Characterizations
Let's put them to rest and be more creative
Adventurous
Storyteller
π1β3 min read
The Binturong Problem
The Challenge of Naming Invented Creatures
Scienceβinfused
Fantasy
Ecological
π2β4 min read