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
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
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
Research is the name of the game. My wife has been reading a novel that is partly set in a hospital. As a nurse, she knows the subject well, and it enrages her when the narrative is spoiled by inaccuracies … 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