It began back in the 20th century with writing short stories (and I still recommend that as a really useful place to learn, especially for w...

February, and I'm p ondering on why it so often seems a hopeful month . Perhaps it's because all the December and early January fest...

  Writing is so weird.   This time last year I finished a book. Nothing weird about that; I'm a writer. My agent sent it on submission. ...

I wonder whether other SASSIES suffer from the same problem I'm regularly confronted with? I have an idea for a story. I start to write ...

 This year, I am planning to publish a book which has been a very long time in the making. It's inspired by the experiences of my father...

Oops! Long time no post. Apologies. My excuse: I’m finally on a deadline after nigh on six years nibbling away at my seventeenth-century w...

  Hello. I hope it’s not too late to wish you a happy, healthy, prosperous and well published 2026! Just sharing a few idle thoughts, the ...