It was Ray Bradbury who suggested that, to build up your skill and confidence, you should write lots of short stories. As a master of them himself, his advice is well worth listening to. As well as my 28 novels, … Continued
But how? We can’t all be adventurers, but we’ve all experienced life. Write what you know is a familiar piece of advice. When you think about it, it doesn’t really apply in the way it appears to. If you take … Continued
One of my New Year’s writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued
I found this book while scrolling through Threads (other social media platforms are available). It sounded like my sort of thing, with its mystery, sci-fi world, and the tantalising idea of sentient AI having a part to play. As many … Continued
A life spent on the Ocean Wave. Back in 1975, when the music was good, I set out to explore the world, as a green navigating apprentice in the Merchant Navy. I was seventeen and had never left England before. … Continued
I’ve been writing short stories for far longer than I’ve written novels. I wrote a couple in 1979, but the first one I did anything with was called When the Wave Comes. It was around 1500 words and was an … Continued
One of my New Year’s writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued
I can’t believe that it’ll be June on Monday. What have I achieved this month? I’ve written an average of a thousand words of fiction a day in May, which is pretty good going. It brings my total for the … Continued