Hi! Or rather dziendobry (good day) as this month’s column comes from Katowice in Poland, where I’m on holiday for two weeks. My day job for the last 17 years has been as a layout sub editor, … [Read more...]
Get your block off! Some advice for writers who have lost their creative mojo
March 27, 2013 by
I wrote this article for my column last month, but I sent it too late to be posted, which summed it all up really – I was having a problem writing! With hindsight, I realise that I totally tired … [Read more...]
Raining Cats and Dogs: Vickie Johnstone #petsontour
January 14, 2013 by
Thank you to Vickie Johnstone for joining us today with a character guest post cleverly combined with an excerpt, as part of the Raining Cats and Dogs tour. Follow along on Twitter with the … [Read more...]
Huh, Huh, Haiku – It’s Not a Sneeze but the Rhythm of Life
December 27, 2012 by
What with Christmas and all of the rushing around, visiting people and buying presents plus the joy of opening them, and stuffing my face and drinking myself silly (well, not too much), I forgot about … [Read more...]
Writing for Children: Let Your Imagination Rip
November 27, 2012 by
“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it” - Roald Dahl (more quotes at the end) Since Friday, I’ve been arm in arm with a not so nice old friend of mine, called Mr Flu, so if … [Read more...]
Finding Freedom of Expression in Adversity
October 27, 2012 by
I’m reading a brilliant book that a lot of people will have read. It is Jean-Dominique Bauby’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. On the front of the book there is a quote from the Financial Times … [Read more...]
An Apt Adaptation?
September 27, 2012 by
I was wondering what to write for my column this week and got stumped. I’d just finished reading The Woman in Black after watching the film and also recently seen a film version of Veronika Decides … [Read more...]
The Gage Project: Your Imagination Could Help Someone
August 27, 2012 by
At any moment of any given day, someone somewhere is talking about a book, whether it’s one they’re reading, one they’ve read or one they would like to write. If you’ve ever wandered around … [Read more...]
Wanna be startin’ somethin’… just anything…
July 27, 2012 by
“Dedication is what you need”, sang Roy Castle at the end of The Record Breakers when I was growing up in the 70s, but procrastination seems to be what I got. Not a good gift for anyone. I say … [Read more...]
