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Danger! Danger!
What is perhaps the most feared creature of the Borneo rainforest, I hear you ask? Who is the...
The World Has Missed You
May 2021… COVID lockdown restrictions had eased, so Mrs Treaclechops and I headed to the Isle...
Throwing in the towel
So, recently I’ve been thinking about giving this writing malarkey the heavy ho. It’s expensive. It take’s up...
Huminodun – A Borneo Legend
In the lush landscapes of Sabah, Malaysian North Borneo, dwells the Kadazandusun community, the region's largest indigenous group....
The Zodiac for Writers: Introducing Gemini
This year the sun is in the sign of Gemini from May 20- June 21, 2025. The dates...
Nobody Else’s Girl
I fell in love in Glasgow: green eyes and shiny brown hair. It was the evocative way she...
Knights and Their Machines
The bees are buzzing around the blueberry bushes I need to plant, but it's the first friday of...
When I Think of Blue
When I think of blue, I think of music. Not necessarily the blues, although that idiom applies. I...
Her Beautiful Smile
Abandoned in a shopping bag in a public toilet . loneliness beyond comprehension. . Profoundly disabled . physically...
Self-esteem and stuff I’ve learned about it
Nearly forty years ago I was taken to a self-development workshop by a new boyfriend (and yes, I...
Be my, be my Beta.
I really need to spend less time on X. Once again, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion on...
The Writer’s Zodiac: Taurus the Bull
Taurus (from the Latin for Bull) is a fixed earth sign; the second sign of the western zodiac,...
The Power of Questions
How can questions drive plot? Here’s a summary of what I’ve learned. Un-put-downable books utilise these types...
The Untidy Desk
In an effort to repossess the poet’s soul I sold to Reality thirty years ago, I decided to...
Character
Character arc/emotional journey/B plot – whatever you call it, it’s vital that you have one. But what does...
One Day in April
Thinking back to 2022… a quartet of grandchildren: Jack (nine years), Jacob (eight years), James (six...
Plotting
I’ve watched some great webinars on plotting recently and I thought I’d compile what I’ve learned, as much...
Everything Has Changed
Monday January 11th, 2016. I awoke to a text from Becky. Becky: You okay, Sal? Sarah: Yep. Why?...
