Flash fiction and the FlashNano 2020
About flash fiction and my response to Nancy Stohlman’s FlashNano 2020 writing challenge – why I took it on and what I got out of it.
At the Quill
At the Quill: About creative writing in my experience and practice. Also posts about independent authorship and self-publishing. Read Creative Writing and Independent Authorship for more details or scroll down.
Writers Abroad, and Far Flung in print
The Writers Abroad international author’s peer group and the print publication soon of Far Flung: Celebrating A Decade of Writers Abroad.
Why I Really Don’t like Kindle
I can see advantages in having books in a Kindle app on an easily transported tablet, but what happens if you lose access to your account?
Playing with art for exciting character development
Playing with Artbreeder and renaissance portraits to create faces for characters in Elin’s Story, my historical novel.
Far flung writing: telling stories from a distance
Far Flung: Announcing the forthcoming publication of an anthology of writing celebrating a decade of the Writers Abroad authors community.
What does it take to be a creative writer?
A call for tips on how to be a creative writer. Surely the skills I’ve developed as a content writer ought to be transferable?
Bringing up the Bodies from Wolf Hall
Bring up the Bodies from Wolf Hall: a discussion of point of view in Hilary Mantel’s fantastic trilogy, and a discussion of character names.
Published Poet – Flying with Icarus
Flying with Icarus. For the second time this year I find myself a published poet. This posts relates the stories behind my four poems published in The Poet
Panic on the writing course – writing diary
A panic attack was perhaps not the best way to start my participation in the six week Novel Writing Essentials course with Bill Ryan as tutor.
A Right and Proper Subject
What is a right and proper subject for a novel today? A discussion of commercial and moral arguments and a vindication (I hope) of authorial freedom.