What is your earliest memory? This is mine.
This is my earliest memory – a memory of my father – together with a poem I’ve put it into. What is your earliest memory?
What’s in a name? On finding the right name
Finding the right name for your fictional character is important. Giving a character an exotic name can help, but there are traps for the unwary.
The Great Dragon Tattoo Giveaway (part 2)
The story of how Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo helped establish a British publishing house – but almost destroyed it first.
(Part 2 of 2)
The Great Dragon Tattoo Giveaway (part 1)
The story of how Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo helped establish a British publishing house – but almost destroyed it first.
(Part 1 of 2)
A first round-up at Blogg52
After just a short period participating in the Blogg52 challenge, I am a little critical of some of my fellow bloggers. With hindsight, unfairly perhaps.
At the Quill goes Blogg52 – a blogging challenge
A description of the #blogg52 challenge, an outline of what I hope to be writing and some pointers towards what I might write about in coming weeks.
Charles Dickens deals with writer’s block
Whenever he hit a writer’s block, Charles Dickens would design an new Inspirational Poster for his study. After a time he had quite a collection.
Carrot and stick
Carrot: I’m a writer. Be nice to me AND I might put you in my next book!
Stick: I’m a writer. Be nice to me OR I might put you in my next book!
The road to hell – a #Nanowrimo illustration
According to Steven King, the road to hell is paved with adverbs. Who would you trust more about directions to hell?