Writer’s Luck
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Books, My Writing Life, The Writing World | 2 Comments »Every would-be writer needs luck and even established writers can still need it. But luck alone won't help, you need to do something about it ! You need to recognise it, grab it, and make it work for you. Unless ...
Novel Writing
Friday, August 14th, 2009 Posted in Books, My Writing Life, The Writing World | 2 Comments »I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed a thriller, VANISHED by Joseph Finder published by Headline. I am not going to tell you what it is about; it would be a crime to spoil it for you. It has 99 chapters ! ...
PAPERBACK WESTERNS
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Books | 3 Comments »Where are they? Hardbacks published by Robert Hale appear in libraries; so do Large Print editions. But why are paperbacks absent from booksellers shelves? There must be a market out there !
MIXED DAY
Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in DIARY | No Comments »Mixed day today. Got some writing done - progressed the new novel. Got some reading done. Enjoyed the sunshine in the garden where I have had a seat placed in an advantageous position to catch the evening sun. Made a ...
Books, Books, Books !
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Books | 3 Comments »I'm faced with a dilemma - What do I read now? I love reading but feel sad when I finish a book. However that is soon dismissed by the adventure of choosing the next. So many worlds are open to ...
Music Tastes
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Posted in DIARY, The Other Side Of Me | No Comments »Last Tuesday I went to an interesting concert, held in a local Country House, part of a local Music Festival. It was held in memory of a school friend who lived in the USA and died earlier this year. The ...
Back Again
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 Posted in Books, DIARY | 6 Comments »Hi everyone, I'm back! The reason for my long absence -- one of my daughters has been in hospital for 6 weeks -- kidney failure but it was treated in time and now both kidneys are back to normal. The local ...
