• I’m currently on a two week winter holiday from my day work in a grammar school. Seasonal festivities aside, my primary goal of this [...]

  Literary life: on winding down in the winter break

  December 27, 2022
• A couple of months ago, a writer connection of mine released her debut novel, which was speculative fiction. She had amassed a couple of dozen [...]

  Are book reviews for readers or authors?

  June 24, 2022
• About a decade ago, I was working in a secondary school in London and running a creative writing group for gifted and talented young people. The [...]

  Is talent or skills more important for writing novels?

  May 25, 2022
• Today is International Women’s Day. Since I’ve been at a low point lately, I thought I’d cheer myself up by focusing on my [...]

  Happy International Women’s Day 2022

  March 8, 2022

• I’ve had a few interesting conversations recently with fellow poet and novelist connections, after I wrote my recent post on Author [...]

  Selling poetry versus selling fiction – a world of difference

  January 26, 2022
• This week I’ve been getting quite philosophical. The beginning of a year is as good a time as the end to reflect. I had been thinking about [...]

  Author promotion and social media

  January 13, 2022