"We're going to need a bigger spreadsheet" "Two men look out through the same bars, one sees the mud... and one the s...

Despite all attempts by the governments, the weather and Wirral Council, it's been a good year for me on balance. Travel highlight...

(one of the) broken biro 'techniques' There's plenty of useful advice about writing a novel 'out there'. I have at ...

Following on from the Duke of Edinburgh (... gosh, I never thought I'd be saying those words), I've thought of some more possible ...

I don't normally go in for blogfests, but couldn't resist Ellie Garratt's latest , which asked for top ten science fiction and/o...

I always get a bit contemplative this time of year. I suddenly cease to be any fun at parties, preferring to dwell on the year past and The ...

I first heard of the Oxford comma on one of Dogberry's posts at Inky Fool .  Punctuation named after places? Whatever next? Apparently i...

It's not that I'm pedantic - I'm not going to kill over this. But I like things to be done properly.  Those who run "rough-...

In my last blog I mentioned the time-honoured (and in this case true) excuse of ' the dog ate it.' We all come up with excuses for o...

This is just a quickie - but do pass the idea on if you enjoy it. Maria Zanini (currently stranded in Texas and in need of entertainment) as...

Times of austerity are here, they tell us – a reigning in (of wild horses?), the tightening of belts, the empty larder, the gathering clouds...

1. Write. Every day. No excuses. Nothing cultivates creativity more than developing the habit of being creative. 2. Hone your skills. Use th...