Update
March has been a bit busy … apologies for going AWOL. Nothing has been wrong, all is well. I’ve just been really, really busy. The month began with the tail…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing Fight Scenes – Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 9. Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors by Rayne Hall is the…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing Your First Novel – a 60-minute masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 8. Writing Your First Novel – a 60-minute masterclass by Shelley Weiner bills itself…
52 books in 52 weeks: A Writer’s Guide to Senior Investigating Police Officers in the UK
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 7. A Writer’s Guide to Senior Investigating Police Officers in the UK by…
February round-up
January wasn’t a great start, and that continued into February. This is mostly because much of the time was spent editing other people’s work while the rest of the time…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing Crime Fiction – a 60 minute masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 6. Writing Historical Fiction – a 60 minute masterclass by Katharine McMahon took me…
When a new project begins
I’m so excited, I always am when I’m about to start a new project I’ve been mulling over in my head. The plan was to start the new project in…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing the Cozy Mystery
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 5. Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen is another short read,…
52 books in 52 weeks: How to Write Fiction – a Guardian masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 4. How to Write Fiction – a Guardian masterclass is similar to the 60-minute…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing Short Stories – a 60 minute masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 3. Writing Short Stories – a 60 minute masterclass by Shelley Weiner took…
January round-up
January has not been a great start to 2017 for me, work-wise. I’ve been lazy, unmotivated and easily distracted. I think the biggest problem was I didn’t set myself a…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writing Crime Fiction – a 60 minute masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 2. Writing Crime Fiction – a 60 minute masterclass by William Ryan…
Ideas masterclass: January 2017
Okay, you asked for it, so here it is – the ideas masterclass for January. There are lots of places to find ideas and, this month, as with previous months,…
52 books in 52 weeks: Feature Writing – a 60 minute masterclass
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year … and then right in week one was struck down by lurgy. So the first in…
New beginnings (*** list alert ***)
The news that yet another short story magazine has closed its doors to all but a privileged few has knocked me sideways somewhat this past week. It’s not a market…
