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
Have you learned anything new this week (or recently?) Any topic. I love learning new things. Writing Sci-fi is a great way of keeping my mind active, with the acquisition of new knowledge. What I learn through reading and researching … 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
Do you have a favourite site for free photos to use with your writing? Or do you use paid photos? When it comes to my website or in my newsletters, I don’t use many pictures that I haven’t taken myself. … 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
Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Don’t forget to click the link to see what everyone else has to say on this week’s subject. It’s at the end of my post. Which of the … 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
Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Don’t forget to click the link to see what everyone else has to say on this week’s subject. It’s at the end of my post. We’ve talked about … Continued