Literally! For some blogs I follow – though not all – this message appears when I want to comment on … More

Yesterday, Hugh, over at Hugh’s News and Views, posted another of his helpful posts about how to get the best … More

I’m the runner-up in Writing Magazine’s ‘750-word only’ short story competition (April), for my story Sloth. As runner-up, my story won’t be … More

No photos, I was too busy working! Tuesday We looked at the Three-Act Structure in the morning session We each … More

This morning, I am on my way home after four days packed with tutorials, writing time, lovely surroundings, and fantastic … More

The Library, where we congregate after dinner.

There are 35 individual stairs and steps between my room at the top of the house, and the kitchen on … More

I arrived early, as usual. But it wasn’t a problem for the staff, who made me welcome and showed me … More

Tomorrow, I go on my second writing retreat. The first was two years ago this month’ a long weekend of … More