Category Archives: Writing

“Smoke Above the Village”

I don’t often write poetry but a theme about chav violence wouldn’t leave me alone and eventually this is what emerged: OneGratia gratum faciens…Thomas’ words echo around Æthelberht’s seat,lost exhortations to the ebb and flow on thecobbled bridge where frightened witches once wept.Hollow bodies gabble past the old wet stool,selfish, replete with base desires, fullContinue reading ““Smoke Above the Village””

How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com

Like many (ie most) indie authors I find book marketing to be a painful, arcane art that is full of hard work, confusion and disappointments. That just drives me to try harder and fortunately the internet is full of good advice, like… … this helpful blog article from Shayla Raquel (@shaylaleeraquel) about “How Book BloggersContinue reading “How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com”

Awestruck by the drive & dedication shown by the climbers in the film “Meru”…

I’ve just finished watching the film “Meru” on Netflix and I was left completely in awe of the drive and dedication of the climbers to reach the peak of Mount Meru, a nearly 22,000-foot tall Himalayan mountain. In 2011, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk were the first people to reach its summit viaContinue reading “Awestruck by the drive & dedication shown by the climbers in the film “Meru”…”

Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…

In my latest video blog I give an update on how I planned & prepared to write my new series of Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers, and show some of the software that I now use. The vlog is on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/NQ4My7eXwN4  The tools I show include: FreeMind – mind mapping software MS Word &Continue reading “Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…”