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With having a new boiler fitted last week we expected maximum upheaval due to the weird construction of our house where the meter is at the opposite end of the house to the boiler! However, thanks to the ingenuity of … Continue reading →

Radio interviews. An important part of book promotion but does it fill you with dread? It did me, especially as my first one was live on air, even though it was just after 7am in the morning and few people … Continue reading →

We saw this horse and his carriage in M’dina, in Malta, also called the silent city. It was a hot day and we felt sorry for this horse having to cart around people all day long on sight-seeing trips. What … Continue reading →

Well, it’s here at last! After 7 years on and off of writing and then another 2 in the hands of a publisher where it went nowhere, at last, with the help of Creative Gateway, my book is self-published by … Continue reading →

I was really inspired by this statue of the Ancient Mariner at Watchet. Coleridge is one of my favourite poets and this poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ depicted by this statue with the Albatross he shot, is my … Continue reading →

Year to shine. Yes, I think all of us writers hope that this year will be our year to shine. This is indeed the year when I am hoping to finally publish my 30,000 word novella, ‘The Alpha Male’. This … Continue reading →

A very happy Christmas to all my followers! Yes, I realise that I haven’t written in this blog since last September. Apologies. This has been a difficult time of major family illness and uncertainty. Also, doubts about my writing but … Continue reading →

Why do we write? I was at a writing workshop recently and several theories were put forward. Like Stephen King in my August post, you may write just for yourself because you have to and you enjoy the experience. Or … Continue reading →