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November 10, 2014
Lest We Forget
It is 100 years since the start of the Great War, and among the annual Remembrance for the Fallen in all conflicts since, particular attention is being given to those involved in WW1. The ceramic poppies filling the moat of the Tower of London is one such act.
I am concentrating on something smaller, something closer to home, but no less poignant. Across Hull and the East Riding displays make
I am concentrating on something smaller, something closer to home, but no less poignant. Across Hull and the East Riding displays make
November 8, 2014
#Editing Tip 1: Reading A Writer's Mind
When I was first published, my fiction edited professionally, it was a revelation, and I still have my old copy typescripts painstakingly marked in red to match the published versions. It became my goal, a point of professional honour, to submit a typescript that would match the published version. I wanted my name to be linked to fiction that would require no editing. Time is money, and editors
November 5, 2014
#NaNoWriMo is live - But is it for You?
It's November so it must be (Inter)National Novel Writing Month, when hardly souls sign up to undertake cracking 50,000 words in 30 days.
If you have, then you certainly won't be reading this post. It equates to 1,700 words per consecutive day, 7 days a week, or 2,500 words per day, 5 days a week if you wish to remain on speaking terms with your nearest and dearest during December.
A straw
If you have, then you certainly won't be reading this post. It equates to 1,700 words per consecutive day, 7 days a week, or 2,500 words per day, 5 days a week if you wish to remain on speaking terms with your nearest and dearest during December.
A straw
October 31, 2014
Feed Your Gothic - #BookADayUK
It's the end of October. Halloween beckons. Time to feed your Gothic.
But what actually constitues Gothic?
Gothic started its life in medieval religious architecture, a highly decorated style coming out of the Romanesque, even though the term 'Gothic' didn't arrive until the 15th century when in Italy it came to epitomise anything barbaric.
The script itself is truly referred to as
But what actually constitues Gothic?
Gothic started its life in medieval religious architecture, a highly decorated style coming out of the Romanesque, even though the term 'Gothic' didn't arrive until the 15th century when in Italy it came to epitomise anything barbaric.
The script itself is truly referred to as
October 26, 2014
#BookADayUK Never Overlook Your Own Relatives
A week ago I was at Eden Camp just outside Malton in North Yorkshire. It's a modern history theme museum constructed in the 30+ huts of an original Prisoner of War camp built in 1942. It's not the place where politicians or brigadiers are seen to pontificate; it's dedicated to ordinary people who were caught up in the conflicts of the 20th century.
I was attending a reunion of the Veterans
I was attending a reunion of the Veterans
October 18, 2014
The People’s Bookshop – Durham #BookADayUK
A week ago today I was in Durham on a research jaunt for Book 3 of the Torc of Moonlight trilogy. While picking up a brochure for the
city’s Litfest on at the time I bumped into a gent from The People’s Bookshop.
We exchanged postcards, as you do.
“We’re the only independent bookshop in Durham.
You must visit us. We’re just over there.”
So I did.
What he failed to mention was that the
city’s Litfest on at the time I bumped into a gent from The People’s Bookshop.
We exchanged postcards, as you do.
“We’re the only independent bookshop in Durham.
You must visit us. We’re just over there.”
So I did.
What he failed to mention was that the
October 11, 2014
Books of Nature and Beyond #BookADayUK
Today is Event Day for Books Are My Bag, where bookshops up and down the country are festooned in orange and authors are meeting readers and... you know how it goes. The #BookADayUK Twitter stream will be full of intriguing titles found and purchased.
I thought I’d concentrate on books already in my care, two in fact,
brought to mind because the clear blue sky seen from my desk is full of
I thought I’d concentrate on books already in my care, two in fact,
brought to mind because the clear blue sky seen from my desk is full of
October 9, 2014
Not Judging A Book By Its Cover #BookADayUK
We do though, don't we? Judge books by their covers. It's the very reason indies like me hire professional cover designers, why the design team of mainstream
publishers coordinate their efforts with that of the marketing department.
Take, for instance, this poor specimen found while moving bookcases and giving the incumbents a long overdue clean. Slightly foxed, its corners a bit battered,
publishers coordinate their efforts with that of the marketing department.
Take, for instance, this poor specimen found while moving bookcases and giving the incumbents a long overdue clean. Slightly foxed, its corners a bit battered,
October 7, 2014
#BookADayUK #Crime: Fiction v Reality
The Beverley Literature Festival is in full swing, and at the weekend
I attended a Crime panel discussing Fiction v Reality.
Anya Lipska’s novels give
insights into the London Polish community where she lives; Mari Hannah writes
fiction set in her native Northumbria with research help from Mo Dowdy, a
former DI on the Serious Incident Squad; David Mark, hosting the event, was fifteen
years a
I attended a Crime panel discussing Fiction v Reality.
Anya Lipska’s novels give
insights into the London Polish community where she lives; Mari Hannah writes
fiction set in her native Northumbria with research help from Mo Dowdy, a
former DI on the Serious Incident Squad; David Mark, hosting the event, was fifteen
years a
October 3, 2014
What Constitutes Your Personal Library? #BookADayUK
I am an unashamed e-reader – of fiction – but it wasn’t always the case, and even now I
prefer my non-fiction paper-based. I’ve always loved books, the sense of
information encapsulated ready to hand, and even as a child I knew I wanted a
‘library’, holding my books among others.
Actually I wanted a castle, or at least a castellated house,
because such wonderful buildings always had
prefer my non-fiction paper-based. I’ve always loved books, the sense of
information encapsulated ready to hand, and even as a child I knew I wanted a
‘library’, holding my books among others.
Actually I wanted a castle, or at least a castellated house,
because such wonderful buildings always had
