Many people may think that The People's Friend is old-fashioned. After all, it's immediately recognisable among the rows and rows of other magazines … [Read more...] about Short stories – The People’s Friend
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Writing – Walking for Inspiration
Do you jog? Do you take part in marathons? No? Me neither. It's my idea of, as someone once said of golf, a good walk spoiled. When I walk I want … [Read more...] about Writing – Walking for Inspiration
A Rose is a Rose is a – Story
I truly believe that you can get a story from anything and that inspiration is all around us if we just take a moment to stop and look about us. Take … [Read more...] about A Rose is a Rose is a – Story
Writing – choosing a weapon of choice
You can put off writing forever. Are you one of those people who can't write unless they have total quiet/perfect music/the right pen/perfect … [Read more...] about Writing – choosing a weapon of choice
Writing – happy or hopeful endings?
I gave a workshop at Sherborne Literary Festival and one of the subjects that came up most was how to deal with endings. How to come up with something … [Read more...] about Writing – happy or hopeful endings?
Ways into writing: Meandering
Today I took the dog for a walk, nothing unusual about that but today I took a different route for a change. There’s a gate at the bottom of my garden … [Read more...] about Ways into writing: Meandering