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I was delighted to be asked recently to prepare a feature for the Shepherd website, a great place for readers to discover their favourite new reads. I listed five very […]

I first started writing this blog in December 2007 when, after a career as a technical writer, I decided to try my hand at a more creative style. More than […]

It’s three months since I’ve written one of these catch-ups in their normal format. In December, I merely wished everyone a good holiday and in January, I published my annual […]

Each year, my first blog post is  a review of how I did with the previous year’s writerly objectives and a list of what I hope to achieve in the […]

Another Year Closes For several years, it’s been my custom to spend November beavering away at NaNoWriMo and then begin my winter break on 1st December. And this year has […]

Well, that’s another November done with and my working year is effectively over. I traditionally take December off to concentrate on friends, family – and me, because, if you can’t […]

Another hugely busy month, dominated by a book launch (more of which anon). But we also managed to fit in some ‘us’ time as well. If you are ever looking […]

Another month gone by in a flash. September is always a favourite of mine, not least because it was the month I was born. Mind you, last year, we celebrated […]

Here in the UK, the last Monday in August is a Bank Holiday and has been for a long time, although when I was a child, it used to be […]

Although I didn’t mention it at the time, last month’s post was written on a tiny island in the Cyclades, where we were finally enjoying a much-postponed and much-needed break […]