I read and critiqued a friend’s manuscript the other week.  I read all of it, from beginning to end, and even though it was really good, t...

Today, the A-Z challenge seems to have fallen on J, so even though I’m not partaking, what better way to contribute than by choosing an ar...

Does your novel have a soundtrack?  Is there one song that captures every essence of your story?  Or maybe even more than one? My new pie...

I was having a pretty lame day at work today until I read the news during my lunch break and spotted this: Most of us know it was the Osc...

Well, it's official.  I am SHER-locked!!! I've just spent the last few days catching up on Series 1 & 2 of Sherlock with Bene...

I’m back on the band wagon.  My muse has returned after a year and half hiatus – and trying to work without a muse just ain’t easy. He...

Have you ever sat down and wondered why it is you choose to write what you write? Why do you like Crime so much? Why Romance? Why Sci-Fi? Wh...