Writing Tips For Beginners from a Beginner

Writing Tips For Beginners from a Beginner

This post was originally written for the Safe Space Write-A-Thon website. If you fancy having a go at writing and raising money for a good cause, have a look at the site and get going! It’s November. After a particularly tiresome drive home in the rain you get...
Trying to Convince Myself to Write Something

Trying to Convince Myself to Write Something

Inspired by my involvement with the Safe Space Writathon, I decided to see which of my piles of notes I might want to attack and turn into a book. I know Stu will say Capricornus but I find myself drawn back to Terra Exitus. I guess I could easily fail to do both at...
Coming Soon : Safe Space Write-A-Thon

Coming Soon : Safe Space Write-A-Thon

I’m always amazed by the number of times I talk to people about having written a book and discover that they also have a very strong desire to do the same. So, it seems to me a fabulous idea to exploit this innate desire in so many people to raise many for a...

The Age of Great Powers

I can’t help but get excited when I see an old book with this kind of traditional font. It doesn’t really matter what it’s about, the very feel of it adds gravitas and a suggestion of learning. It’s a bit like old people being deserving of...

The Old Man – A Story

The Old Man His long, bony fingers reached out, quivering with age. He picked up the metal tin and the unsecured lid fell to the floor; spinning faster and faster as it clattered to a halt on the tiled floor. With a long sigh, he dipped his fingers into the almost...