Sometimes it seems impossible to start writing. Your brain is too stuffed with thoughts about work, family, money, health – it feels like there’s no way to get into writing gear. If you’re struggling with this, why not try “hacking”… Continue Reading →
It sounds simple. Writers write. It kind of goes with the territory. And if we didn’t like, nay love, nay were obsessed by writing we wouldn’t do it. But the things we can love we can also, at times, dislike,… Continue Reading →
Whether you believe writers are born or made (and I think it’s a little bit of both), there are certain traits I think all writers should cultivate. Some may come naturally, others may need a bit of work. But they’ll… Continue Reading →
My New Year’s Resolution was to write and publish a second book – and I did. I’ll allow myself a little bit of pride in that (but not too much because I’m a writer and I’m British). I’ve now published… Continue Reading →
Wells is the smallest city in the UK. Its status as a city dates from medieval times, and depends on its stunning cathedral complex. It’s been a filming location for a number of productions including ‘Poldark’, ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’… Continue Reading →
Monk’s House was once the home of Virginia and Leonard Woolf. Today it’s owned by the National Trust and the unassuming 18th century cottage with a beautiful big garden and orchard is a world away from the grand buildings it’s… Continue Reading →
The real world rushed into focus recently in the worst way possible. It’s why I’ve been so quiet on here. It was a full-on bolt from the blue and it’s sent everything I knew spinning. We write to escape reality…. Continue Reading →
Write I mean! On trains and buses, boats and rooftops, beaches, balconies and the bottom of the sea, we writers will do it anywhere (get your minds out of the gutter please!) I’m sure you know what it’s like to… Continue Reading →
You write so that when you fall, your descent will be arrested, by a silver net of words tied in knots onto the walls. And you ask, are they strong enough, tough enough, tall enough, what if they just break… Continue Reading →
I grew up surrounded by fantasy and sci-fi. Maybe that’s why it’s what I love to write now. Bedtime stories were The Hobbit, Wind in the Willows, Roald Dahl. Daytime video viewing was Star Wars, Willow, Labyrinth and all the… Continue Reading →
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