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November 9, 2017
A Cultural or Colonial Christmas?
With NaNoWriMo advancing as it ignites the globe in an explosion of creative energy, so too is Christmas rapidly advancing upon us. As dinner menus are planned and gifts are purchased thoughts of Christmases past emerge. In the spirit of the fast approaching season, I will share a post on my childhood Christmas memories. Christmas was …
October 26, 2017
What are your tools of the writing trade?
My writing career started in a somewhat circuitous way with writing stories for an audience of one for many years until a story emerged that ran through to become my debut novel, Across Time and Space. It was then that the decision to publish emerged with some coercion from those closest to me. My journey was a …
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October 18, 2017
Do We Need Migrant Literature?
The world is a melting pot, an ever-increasing paradise of voices that need to be heard if tolerance and understanding are to reign for peaceful coexistence. Migrant literature, while evident through powerful voices, needs new sounds to add to the colourful history that should be shared if we are to live side by side. …
October 13, 2017
Are you particular about dates?
When I ask ‘Are you particular about dates?’ – I’m not referring to the dating game or romance. Here’s my reason for asking. I recently published Vindication Across Time as the print version late in September to coincide with my father’s birthday. The digital version on Kindle, Kobo, iBooks, BN will be released next week …
October 5, 2017
Are you a dog with a bone?
In my world being a dog with a bone is sometimes needed to get the job done. Persistence does pay. By the same token, I am aware how utterly annoying the person who is always a dog with a bone can be … gnawing at issues or situations for self-aggrandisement. They gnaw at the …
September 28, 2017
Literary Life Lines
There has been a lot of interest this past week on a previous post, here on why characters and quotations from literature are often remembered long after the book has been put down. Thank you for the comments, I’m delighted that you found educational or personal clarity and have selected a few more literary life lines …
September 22, 2017
Bookshop to Bookshelf
Bookshops still hold a magical fascination with their multiple shelves where wordsmiths have crafted stories and histories that are timeless today as they were since the days of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and a multiplicity of contemporary writers spanning many decades. The reader is transported into a world of heartbreak, love, crime, …
September 9, 2017
Why a sequel?
Do writers plan to write a sequel? Why are sequels so popular? Sometimes they are planned and sometimes they grow from the first book for a host of reasons. We live in an age where we are desirous of connections for the long haul, we want more as we book our Netflix favourite series into …
September 4, 2017
Announcement of Title
The joy of writing over several weeks and months is finally seeing the artist’s impression in the cover design of the story that has emerged from, and lives in the writer’s imagination. The much-anticipated sequel title to my debut novel, “Across Time and Space,” set for a spring release, depending on where you reside in …
Announcement Of Title
The joy of writing over several weeks and months is finally seeing the artist’s impression in the cover design of the story that has emerged from, and lives in the writer’s imagination. The much-anticipated sequel title to my debut novel, “Across Time and Space,” set for a spring release, depending on where you reside in …
