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A Tour of Old Moorgate Underground Station, London, UK

Moorgate is a London Underground station used by thousands of people every day – but not all of it is on view. I’m fascinated by abandoned and underground spaces so a tour of the abandoned Old Moorgate underground station was… Continue Reading →

New Year, Really New Situation

It’s fair to say it’s been up and down this year when it comes to my blog. It started pretty well. I’d changed my posting schedule to every two weeks in 2022 and kept up with that until March. Then… Continue Reading →

Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Wales – Sugar, Slate, And Social Unrest

The first thing I said on approaching Penrhyn Castle was ‘It looks like something from Game of Thrones.’ It hasn’t actually been used in any filming, but walking through it makes you feel a bit like you’re in a movie…. Continue Reading →

Beaumaris Gaol, Wales – Murder and Memories

I love an old building with proper history – something grittier than a fine country house (they have their place, but “working” buildings have more interesting stories). Beaumaris Gaol on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales didn’t function as… Continue Reading →

Hay-On-Wye, UK – The Best Place For Bookworms

Hay-On-Wye is probably the best place for Bookworms in the UK. It’s located just over the Wales/England border and is self-described as the world’s first book town. There are over 20 bookshops to visit – which is a lot for… Continue Reading →

6 Films About Writing And What They Can Teach Us

Films about writing are rather common. Whether they be about a real-life famous author or fictional one, writers pop up in movies more often than you’d think. So what can films about writing teach us, actual writers. Read on to… Continue Reading →

Clovelly – The Car-free Village That Inspired Charles Kingsley

“Suddenly a hot gleam of sunlight fell upon the white cottages, with their grey steaming roofs and little scraps of garden courtyard, and lighting up the wings of the gorgeous butterflies which fluttered from the woodland down to the garden.”… Continue Reading →

Merry Christmas Everyone – Top Posts of 2022

This year, like the few before it, has been tough for many, and next year might continue this theme. As far as my writing goes, I’ve been up and down. For months after I finally finished the first draft, was… Continue Reading →

5 Christmas Gifts For Writers

Every year I try and help you decide what to get loved ones, with Christmas gifts for writers. And each year it gets a bit harder to find new things. But I’ve got five Xmas gift ideas from inexpensive to… Continue Reading →

Tips For Writing A Book Part 6 – Publication

So here we are at tips for publication. If you’ve followed my previous posts about writing a book then I hope you’ve found them helpful. If you haven’t you can find all the posts guiding you through the full process:… Continue Reading →

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