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  • Book News – Cover Reveal

    Last week, I announced I was bringing out a new collection of short stories. It’s called The Storm and I’m delighted to reveal the cover. My thanks goes to my daughter, Charlotte, for her fantastic design skills. I hope it’s got you intrigued. More about the book will follow next week…

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  • Writing Workshops – Join Me!

    I’m delighted to be part of The Writers Bureau’s October workshops. Want to know more? Click here My workshop also included an assessment of the first 2000 words of your novel or a synopsis.

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  • New Book News

    Short Story Focus Many of you will know that my latest workbook, Short Story Focus, was released a week ago. I’ve been overwhelmed by your support and kind wishes. Thank you. It’s so greatly appreciated. As it’s a workbook, I had planned to make it available only in paperback, but many of you have contacted…

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  • I’m exited to be part of the blog tour for Caroline England’s new book, The Stranger Beside Me, due out on August 3rd. Here’s a little bit about it to hook your interest… Katy Henry is lost and lonely. A single mother, plagued by fatigue and anxiety, she rarely has time for friends. But when…

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  • Guest Writer

    My Guest Writer spot is back and the first author to be featured here is Darren Youngson. He’s a great writer and has just released his first book, The Calling, available from Amazon. Here’s a little bit about Darren and his writing: My name is Darren Youngson. I’ve been writing for a near part of…

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  • As many of you know, I’m a tutor for The Writers Bureau, which I thoroughly enjoy. Recently, we’ve joined the virtual teaching world and have been tutoring some Zoom courses. They’ve been great fun and have ranged from Making Money From Your Non-Fiction, to Flash Fiction, to Rediscovering Your Writing Mojo. I’ve loved teaching in…

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  • Cover Reveal @CazEngland

    Crime writer Caroline England has another chilling psychological thriller coming out this summer. I’ve been lucky to meet Caroline and she really is the loveliest person. So I really don’t know where she gets all her dark and twisted ideas from! I’m delighted to be involved with her blog tour, and today it’s cover reveal…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is one suggested by the wonderful Lance Greenfield. The word is: WIND So can you tell a story in five words using the word WIND in it somewhere? Last week’s word was SWING. Here are your SWINGING stories: Terveen Gill:…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word is: COOK So can you tell a story in five words using the word COOK in it somewhere? Last week’s word was SUGAR. Here are your SUGARY stories: Annette Rochelle Aben: Kicked sugar to the curb. Darlene: Don´t forget the sugar, dear.…

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  • I hope you’ve all had a good week and are settling into the New Year. Now, I have a treat for you this week – a story by the wonderful Geoff Le Pard. Sit back and enjoy… Keeping Mum By Geoff Le Pard So near and… Lindsay Martins smiled at her son, not that he…

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