Disclaimer! This isn't sponsored. It's not an ad. There are plenty of other tools you can use to help you plan your book. I just happened to use Milanote for mine so that's what I'm going to talk about here. Right, now that's out of the way, let's get down to business. When it comes... Continue Reading →
I've been writing for a long time. Technically more than twenty years, but it's been about that long since I first self-published an e-book on Kindle (it's still there if you want to check it out). Since then I've self-published another e-book and have also had a rather long period without publishing any at all.... Continue Reading →
Over the years, I've ended up with a few things that I absolutely need to have in place to be able to write in an optimal fashion. You've probably (knowingly or not) got some yourself! Or if you're struggling with how to set yourself up for the best writing sesh, some of these may inspire... Continue Reading →
This hidden valley is home to a collection of man-made ponds and a wishing well said to have inspired the great Victorian Poet Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Waggoners Wells as they are now known, were originally created in the 17th century by the Hooke family of Bramshott. It's thought they were intended to be hammer... Continue Reading →
I've been to Winchester many times and I've even walked some of this route before. But I'd no idea there was an official walk called Keats Walk, named after the Romantic poet John Keats, that went past some of Winchesters iconic sites. Once I found out, I took the opportunity to follow it - and... Continue Reading →
Nestled in the Scottish city of Inverness lies Leakey's Bookshop. Opened in 1979 in an old chapel, it has thousands of books. As you walk in, you're confronted by a giant black log-burner, perhaps risky in a place with so much paper but there to combat the harshest of Scottish winters. Lining the walls are... Continue Reading →
Robert "Rabbie" Burns is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland - despite the fact he was only 37 when he died. The fact he was able to achieve this status as a Scottish icon during his short life shows how meaningful his work was. So it's only fitting that he's buried within a... Continue Reading →
If you're in Scotland and even vaguely interested in literature - or frankly even if you're not - you've got to visit at least one site associated with the poet Robert "Rabbie" Burns. I'll be honest, aside from knowing who he is and the big deal that is Burns Night, I wasn't overly familiar with... Continue Reading →
Whitby, a seaside town in Yorkshire and the Abbey ruin that sits above it, have long been associated with the writer Bram Stoker and his iconic creation, Dracula. I've been wanting to visit Whitby for a long time, and last year I was able to go there as part of a wider trip "Op North".... Continue Reading →
Anne Bronte was the younger sister of Charlotte and Emily Bronte and, like her sisters, a writer whose novels are still popular today. I stumbled across her grave accidentally whilst on a trip "Op North" last year. Anne Bronte was born on the 17 Jan 1820, the last of the children Maria and Patrick Bronte.... Continue Reading →
