Words, words, words. Sometimes they end up rhyming. For your delectation, here's a 255 word offering from book 1. COOKS AND BOOKS...

I’m always intrigued as to what attracts the television and film moguls to the books they pick to transfer to the screen. I’ve just...

Many years ago, after my PGCE, I did a Masters to help discipline me with my writing. The 60k word creative assignment became Seven...

If 3 'P's (not pears, plums, peas, etcetera - take your pick), are Planning, Preparing and Publishing, then what would 3 'T's be? I think...

To invigorate my writing mojo, I've prepared a fortnightly schedule. Mondays to Fridays, walking and editing, obviously not at the same...

I planned an amazing, (ok a slight exaggeration) blog post and it was on writing. Then life happened. Recall. I was watering my fennel...

I love picking strawberries. Having grown about four different varieties, the biggest have definitely been the best and most flavourful....

The sun is out, the sky is blue, I'm inside with a blog post due. The garden's calling me, Gasp, choke, 'Our soil's dry', the plants cry....

Mini little bites for a Saturday night - some are yummy and some are not But we can only hope that Sunday won't be 'our lot'!

Doesn't exist. Which is a real shame because the world could do with a hero! But we can at least dream of daring rescues, incredible...

I have just finished watching Season 2 of a truly engrossing who-done-it police procedural. I can't wait to start Season 3 but then...

Romance was one of the genres I always looked forward to writing, but never thought I’d venture into what I consider to be risqué. When I...

I write stories and I am a story. I’ve fiddled with plots to make them mine. The world of writers is a wonderful place in which although...

A quick little first blog. There's nothing quite like a beverage with a friend and I know I'm not alone in looking forward to being able...