With the completed re-draft of my historical novel ‘The Heart of Cruelty’ at around 75K words, a bookseller friend encouraged me to enter for the 2020 Wexford… Read more “Pitch Critique”
Tag: Writing
Love is in the air…
Love is in the air, says British Corporate Thriller writer A A Abbott. But in a dark way. We were both reading at ‘Hearts of Darkness’, a… Read more “Love is in the air…”
Books make great gifts
Especially for oneself, when finding Christmas too much of a headache. Take a look at my Books 2014 page!
October story: ‘The Best of All Possible Worlds’
The Telegraph Creative Writing Group October Competition sets a theme of ‘Life Change’. I’ve had a story about Voltaire knocking around in my computer for a while,… Read more “October story: ‘The Best of All Possible Worlds’”
Rothko’s 7 core qualities for art – and for storytelling?
From the Rothko exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. It can be hard to connect with abstract art. Rothko’s blurry oblongs seem at first to be mute… Read more “Rothko’s 7 core qualities for art – and for storytelling?”
If I get to 30,000 words will everything be OK?
It’s all organised in a complex hierarchy on my computer; the parts, the chapters, the sections. It’s like a house I’ve moved into, a few rooms adequately… Read more “If I get to 30,000 words will everything be OK?”
A national treasure
90% of UK public libraries enable their readers to log in to the Oxford English Dictionary, free of charge, using the number on their library card. Otherwise,… Read more “A national treasure”
TCWG Short Stories 2013
TCWG Short Stories 2013 has been published by the Telegraph Creative Writers’ Group in time for Christmas. A sparkling anthology (don’t miss the writers’ bio section!). Themes… Read more “TCWG Short Stories 2013”
Historical fiction, on the wall in Amalienburg
These are tiles on the wall of the Electress’s Kitchen, Amalienburg, in the grounds of Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich. If you look closely, you will see that some… Read more “Historical fiction, on the wall in Amalienburg”
Maryland Romance Writers Online Workshops
I recently took part in an excellent on-line workshop run by Stephanie Dray of Maryland Romance Writers. This inexpensive four-week long course explored a number of different… Read more “Maryland Romance Writers Online Workshops”