Oh lucky day! Imagine this: you're a writer in the midst of creating a masterpiece. The Great LS29 Novel. A book of such tremendous...

What's the best way to measure writing progress? Am I being productive? Am I wasting my time? Would I be better off doing something else?...

I'm a man of habit. I like routine. Not in every department of my life, but certainly when it's time for bed. Things I like: to read for...

Here are five reasons why comics are more suited for adults. They're damned hard to read and navigate through. Don't you think? When I...

Writer's block explored. The two main types and an extra two thoughts. Let's not get too serious about this.

I don't think we'll all read the same way in years to come. The problem isn't so much the letter or the word. I think it's the sentence...

It's so damned enjoyable. There's nothing quite so nice as working on a poem. Even the frustrations are poetry-sized. It takes far less...

I'm under the weather, so lavish me with sympathy for my mild headache, fatigue and slight wobbliness. The good news is that my mind and...

We’ve all seen them: action movies. All kinetic and showy. The car chases - screeching tyres and engines revving, permanently in the...

My 12 year old daughter told me before school, “Dad, I’ve got an idea for a story I want to write.” I turned from my laptop and took off...

Finally, I’m recording and editing the audio book of Fatal Errors (the first edition ebook version 1 is already available from Amazon and...

Hi - I’ve assembled an impressive cast of characters for my nanowrimo debut (20 if I include a dog), so I’m aware of the need to portray...

Hi there, not content to let my fingers bleed after reaching my minimum wordcount (a 1667 daily, calculated for a month end Nanowrimo...

So, here I am on my third day of Nanowrimo. I've achieved my wordcount of over 1667 words per day and have enjoyed the experience thus...

I've heard great things about it and so decided to experience Nanowrimo for myself. It being the end of October, I signed up and stated...

So here's the thing about the repetition tic. It can be mighty irksome when it happens because of the writer's blithe negligence, i.e....

So those tics. Pests or poise within prose? I said I'd write something about Lee Child. As an admission, I bought my father 'With Child'...

Musicians for a long time have used words to describe aspects of music. ‘That was a really sweet solo’ and ‘mellow tone’, or less...

Writing tics - are they faults or an essential part of writing style? (Part One) Hi there, I’m back. Here’s a little something for all of...

I've finished editing audio blobs from Pinch Points and so am sick of my own voice. I daydreamed about how nice it would be to have a...