Two years ago I entered the first few thousand words of BOONIE for the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition. For the uninitiated, this is a comp for the unpublished and unagented (dreadful word!) writer. Now, the SCWBI UV competition has a … Continue reading →

The great BOONIE giveaway ended last week. Thanks to everybody who entered and sorry there can be only one winner. And the winner is…long pause with stupid drumbeats like in Strictly…Lucinda Fountain. Well done Lucinda. If you like to contact … Continue reading →

The great BOONIE  book giveaway has now ended. No more entries please. I will be announcing the winner on Friday 12th March and shortly after that a signed, hardback 1st Edition of BOONIE will be winging its way towards the … Continue reading →

Hello again, Don’t worry those of you with a nervous disposition, no video today. Mum, you’ll have to frighten the children with something else! Now, what I’m hoping is that apart from you loyal followers there are lots of newcomers … Continue reading →

Why do we do what? In my case, why do I write? The easy and probably the most truthful answer is ‘because I can’. I hope that doesn’t sound too conceited but it’s true, I can write. I don’t always … Continue reading →

Oh Dear. I liked Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls very much. A super story and lovely sensitive writing. So I decided to read The Knife of Never Letting Go in the hope of more of the same but, oh dear! … Continue reading →

Summer I mean, what there was of it. But now its chilly and the days are shorter there is little excuse  for those of us who work at home; we have just got to get on with it. I’m reminded of … Continue reading →

That’s if it ever began but now its back to work with a vengeance. I often think of an interview I heard with the late actor Christopher Reeve before his accident. Like me he was a keen yachtsman and used … Continue reading →