Writerly Round-Up: April 2019
April seems to have gone by in a flash. There were two bank holidays over the Easter weekend and we spent the whole four days mostly eating, drinking and chatting […]
Why I Love My Work…
I was browsing the local newspaper yesterday morning when I came across one of those self-help articles so beloved of copy writers and readers everywhere. The title read: 5 […]
Planning to be a Pantser
I saw a post on Facebook last week about creativity. Like most of the things I read on the social media platforms, it was very transitory – it floated […]
#Swanwick66: Snapshots of Day Two
Day two started with a traditional Swanwick breakfast: sausage, hash browns, egg and beans. I tried to convince my neighbour that cooked breakfasts on Sunday contained no calories, but I […]
You MUST Read This? I Don’t Think So
I came across an astonishing outburst on Facebook the other day. OK, so this is Facebook, where astonishing outbursts are two a penny, but this one took my breath away. […]
Swanwick65: Seconds Out…
Well, we’ve not got to the stage of fisticuffs yet, but we’ve virtually had a real fight in the world of Swanwick (do you see what I’ve done there?). I’ve been […]
Who You Gonna Call? Informal Networks
I’ve just returned from a packed weekend at my first Winchester Writers’ Conference. This event, which has been running for the past 33 years, was the brainchild of the wonderful […]
Titantic Tweets and Furious Facebooking
Well, it’s been a strange day and a long one. It started with a (virtual) Welsh Male Voice Choir in ‘Lift Up Your Hearts’ and finished with Elvis and family […]