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F is for … Felines
is for – Flounder, Fulmar, and Felines. We’ll look at Felines. I will say up front, I am not a ‘pet’ person so I don’t have a cat, or any other domestic animals – however, of all the creatures in...
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G is for … Gorilla
is for – Gorilla, Goldfish, and Gull. We’ll look at Gorilla. The Gorilla is the largest of the four ‘great apes’ which are the most closely related to humans. The others are the Orang-utan,...
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H is for … handing over
is for … handing over …. I’m handing over the reins to the rest of the participants in the April A to Z Challenge 2016. * When I completed my first attempt in 2014, it was hard work, because I had...
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‘G’ is for Giving Back
If you haven’t checked out Pam’s blog, please do and, give a new blogger a leg-up. This post demonstrates where she’s coming from … Pam Kesterson Webster definition: Giveback:n. A previously negotiated...
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May … I continue with projects
In the next few days I’ll be reading / reviewing which will take me to a new month. As this year got underway I made a list of ten targets, so I thought with one third of the year out of the way I’d...
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A Life of Choice: Part Two – available
Signalman Rod Hogarth with B70 – circa 1973 As the title suggests, this is the second episode of my coming-of-age story. My plan at the time of writing this post is to produce a series of five books,...
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It’s a funny writing world…
And now, the coming of age of a fellow writer … Ian D Moore, author of the acclaimed Salby Damned. The Quill Pen Writes Strange things happen to writers in their everyday lives away from the confines...
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The Title Fight
So many titles fighting to be the chosen one …. * Writers by nature will read an abundance of ‘top tips’ on their craft. Is it because we all want to be the best? An individual story title, which is...
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Writing Tip – POV Switching
An excellent point of view from author Eric Lahti … on point of view …. Eric Lahti The first book I read that switched between 1st person and 3rd person point of view was Charles Stross’s The Rhesus...
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Why so … series?
Like so many creative writers, by the time I completed my first novel, Ten Days in Panama, I had grown to know my characters as if they were real people. A few of those people would be good to look...
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Highland Games
Highland Games – 1 is now available on Amazon. Apart from the location, there is no connection between ‘the games’ in the story and the games usually associated with the Scottish Highlands. It is my...
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Erotica: The Long and Short of it … Part 1 of 3
Like it or loathe it – erotica is one of the oldest genres of storytelling. You can dress it up (no pun intended), in a pretty cover, or go black cover with a suggestive title, but the introduction...
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Erotica: The Long and Short of it … Part 2 of 3
Click graphic to Preview My first article in this mini-series looked at what I’ve written and published in the erotica genre. As a refresher, it explains I’ve written poetry, short stories, and a...
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Erotica: The Long and Short of it … Part 3 of 3
FREE weekend on Amazon – Sat 30th / Sun 31st July 2016 In Part 1, I wrote about the titles and general description of my work in this genre. In Part 2, I moved on to how I found myself venturing...
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Beyond a title …
The Red Pen is mightier … I wrote in a blog post early in 2015 of my intention to revisit all my novels. As any writer will know, it is not a decision taken lightly. Once underway, the task becomes...
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Writing is series work ….
Graphic links to Anthologies page of author website. Before this year got underway I set myself certain targets regarding my writing. Among my aims I wanted to cut down on casual social networking....
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Re: Cycling, and Recycling
What connects my title topics to creative writing? As a teenager I was a keen cyclist and would be content to go on a ride alone, or with my best friend. Since my childhood I’ve valued solitude as...
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A Life of Choice: Part Three
To meet demand for more, the third part of this five-part story is available on Amazon. A Life of Choice is sometimes sad, occasionally humorous, but always insightful. If you haven’t read any of the...
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My Writing Year – 2016
The updated catalogue: As I did for 2015, I gave myself ten targets for 2016: 1. Publication of A Life of Choice – Part One 2. Production of Codename: Koki by Malcolm Beadle 3. Revision of each...
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Happy New Writing Year – 2017
Turning a new page is how some of us judge the prospect of a new writing year. In December 2016 I assessed the centre of my writing world – my study. Okay, it’s a converted bedroom but it’s been my...
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