Write what you know, they said.

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

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July 2026 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

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

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New release. Between Stars. By H.G. Dawson

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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

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Once, I was an explorer

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

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I’ve written a lot of short stories.

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

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June 2026 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

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

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Another month has raced by.

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

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The Castle Falls, a short story.

I’ve had a lot of things going on over the last week. More about them later, but it means that I’ve not had time to write my usual Thursday post. Instead, here’s a short story from a while ago, originally … Continued

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