• Funny Of The Week

    If only we’d known how to fall…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: FLOOR Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word HOUSE in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: How frequently must I explainOnly ducks should be out in the rain?Unless I can seeSomething in it for meExpect…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: DRIVE So can you tell a story in five words using the word in it somewhere? Your word last week was BILL. Here are your BILL stories: Keith Channing: My gas bill is atrocious. Electric car: no petrol bill.…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This one made me chuckle…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: HOUSE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BOIL in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: Popeye’s special friend, Olive Oyl,Developed a massive great boilLike one of her toesHad grown from her nose;It even made…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: BILL So can you tell a story in five words using the word in it somewhere? Your word last week was CHIN. Here are your CHIN stories: Keith Channing: No, not watchin’. What chin? Shutup or I’ll chin you!…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Presumably other newspapers are fine…

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  • I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for Caroline England’s new book, The Sinner. I’ve read a few of Caroline’s books and this is the best one yet! Here’s the blurb for you: EVERY SAINT HAS A PAST  To the unsuspecting eye Dee Stephens has a perfect life as the vicar’s wife: a…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: BOIL Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word LEAD in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: I think that we all are agreed,I’ll follow wherever you leadWe could wind up deadFrom petrol with leadSo stick…

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  • Publication Day!

    I’m thrilled to announce that my how-to book, Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!), is now out in paperback. It’s a workbook with lots of tips on how to become a published writer. You’ll also find plenty of ideas for articles and short stories, as well as examples and writing exercises. Publication Guaranteed (well, almost!) is the…

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