This is a list of all my writing related posts.
Animals are brilliant. Animals fascinate us. They provide us with comfort and love and yet we understand very little about them. We’re still learning about animals and children learn about our world from animals in …
Have you heard the saying "Good writers borrow, great writers steal"? According to my research it's an Oscar Wilde quote but another website says its a rewording of a Picasso quote "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." Another website says that the original quote is from T S Elliot, "Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal”.
When does a story turn into a tall tale? (Minor spoilers ahead for Jurassic Park, Broadchurch, The Imitation game and Hamilton) Creative Licence or artistic licence is a term used when writers change the facts …
Writers have a reputation of being… a bit different. We carry notepads and pens with us at all times, we eavesdrop on people’s conversations in the hope of finding inspiration for a story and don’t …
Sticks and stones can break my bones but… Whenever I write I never aim to deliberately offend anyone. I work with the understanding that some people will be offended but that is inevitable. Alice in Wonderland was …
On 1st January 2016 I decided to write a novel and finish it. I’ve attempted to write a novel before but I’ve always failed to finish the manuscript for various reasons. The closest I’ve come …
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good start to 2017. Still kept those New Year Resolutions? I received lots of books for Christmas (I’m very easy to buy for. Books, stationary, anything along …
Before I start this post, I want to state that I have no mental health problems that I know of. If you’re living with mental health issues and want help, please seek the advise of …
Hello everyone, As you may have seen from my Facebook and Twitter posts, my short story The Orc is the first runner up in the Fantasy Short Story category in Metamorphose’s Magazine, issue two. My reaction, …
It’s Halloween month and in the next couple of posts we’re going to be examining anything horror related. Today we’re counting down my top five famous literacy monsters, examining their origins and impact on the …
