After many years, I finally have an image of the necklace that is central to...
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COVID19 POEMS
These are the poems I have written during the Corona virus pandemic; chronicling and commenting...
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5 THINGS THE NEW INDIE AUTHOR NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT BOOK CONSTRUCTION
I often start off my self-publishing workshops by talking about how a book is constructed,...
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CRITIQUING ETIQUETTE
To improve our writing, it is necessary to look at it critically, no matter what...
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WHY EVERY WRITER NEEDS A KINDLE
I hated the idea of a Kindle – it seemed like being unfaithful to books....
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Creative Writing: Get Started. The perfect starting point for anyone who wants to...
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CAN YOU USE MICROSOFT WORD TO SELF-PUBLISH ON AMAZON?
In a word, yes. If you already have a copy of Microsoft Word, then you...
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RE-PURPOSING POETRY
…because of course, poetry has no actual purpose 😉 The first time I wrote a...
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HOW TO JUDGE A SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION
Judging a writing competition is NERVE-WRACKING. You can make or break someone with your decision,...
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My second book (a novella on Kindle and in paperback) This is the blurb: Kinky, crime-comedy caper for older teens and adults. Best friends Emily, Harry and Louella have just finished their A’ levels, are...
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My first book (a novel on Kindle and in paperback) Teen science-fiction novel, set in Eastbourne. What if everything you knew about human evolution was turned on its head? When fourteen-year-old Gem loses her amber...
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A short science-fiction story (Kindle) Freitous is just about habitable, if you are taller than the Pelsopher – but when a new ship lands in the middle of the night, Official Documenter, Garb becomes suspicious about...
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