Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
Punctuation Changes in fashion affect all aspects of our lives, even grammar, but when it comes to punctuation there is little that can be modernised without distortion. The trend in […]
Eton Mess: accident or design
I’ve watched celebrity chefs make Eton Mess on TV; it’s a concoction of meringue, cream and strawberries dumped into a glass bowl. It tastes wonderful but looks, as you would […]
Please find my Amy
At the end of last year I received a phone call from a distraught mother who wanted me to ghost write a book for her about her missing daughter. Amy […]
Inspiration Talent and Creation Showcase
Last Saturday’s showcase for local talent on the Costa del Sol was, in itself, an inspiration but sadly poorly attended. It proved an excellent forum for networking and talking to […]
Guest interview with the author JG Harlond
Guest interview with the novelist JG Harlond: In your latest book, “The Chosen Man“, you have an array of interesting and vivid characters. How did you come up with them? […]
Literary or not?
Why is it that some successful writers want to be considered as literary? What is a book of literary fiction anyway? Literary, according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary is: Of, constituting, […]
reply to JG Harlond’s post on http://tinyurl.com/6pty52a@KnoxRobinsonPub
Jane has some good points, but her opening statement that fiction writers are liars does not sit well with me. On the contrary, good fiction is all about the truth. […]
Happy birthday La Rosilla Bookclub
I had a great afternoon yesterday with a group of interesting women who love reading. La Rosilla Bookclub invited me to join them on their first anniversary, which they celebrated […]
Who is shaping the public’s taste in books?
I agree that publishers have to make a profit, as in any other business, but the message most writers are getting these days is that if you are not a […]
One foot in front of the other
For me the best part of writing a new book is the preparation, in particular, the research and especially when it takes me to new places or to meet new […]