Julie and I are going away for the weekend (to Durham, to re-write a rotten visit we had there before). I wanted to take a physical book...

Leaves, bigger than his hand, bigger than Gran’s hand, but not bigger than Papa’s hand Leaves that were smooth and shiny, leaves that...

It always seems a little unprofessional to post these while the magazines are on the shop shelves. Which usually means I unprofessionally...

The recent mass shooting in Buffalo was awful. As was every other example of this type of behaviour. But, America seems to have accepted...

I heard a few minutes of a discussion of this play on Radio 4, and they made some useful points about writing. The playwright grew up...

The spring edition of Evergreen is out. It was nice to see it on the shelves of my local newsagent, given that the river of the title...

Back when I was talking about The Hero's Journey, I mentioned that the hero will often rely on a "magic weapon" to get themselves out of...

People have told me about this book, The Artist's Way. I never really bought into it. After all, I am a working "artist". I bought it...

Back when I was talking about “The Quest” or “The Hero’s Journey”, I mentioned two twists in the tale. When the hero is called, there...

There is a setting. And aspect of ordinary life, whether it is a village in the Shire, a family home, a coffee-and-cake shop, a beach...

I found this on my morning dog-walk. Anyone care to write the story? :-)

The “First Hurdle” exercise didn’t get much traction with the group. And I shouldn’t be surprised, really. It was like asking for the...

From a church service, to Married at First Sight, via the beach. Sometimes one thing sparks an idea - but it isn't enough for a story or...

This week's collection -

The Listeners BY WALTER DE LA MARE ‘Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the...

Last term the online group came up with several pieces on the feel of the season, under the title As The World Turns. The idea wasn't to...

My grandson Oran loves a story where a window cleaner tries to save the day. He stayed over with us last night - so he was here this...

When you are setting out in this writing world, your focus is all about getting that first piece in print. When you're doing it for a...

I was in Morrison’s earlier. (Rock and Roll!) I picked up a box-set of Clint Eastwood DVDs. It included a film I remember from the early...

The in-person writing group started back at the HAC today. Yaaaaay! When asked what they wrote, a couple of folk mentioned "darker...