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A new venture for me, a guest blog. This one is from Lynn Bryant - Writing with Labradors. Lynn and I have been friends for a Very Long Time, which means that editing her books gives me the flexibility to make as many jokes in the margin as I want. It...

Are you feeling despondent because you can’t get any interest in your novel/writing? Don’t despair. Keep on trying. One of my authors was unable to get any interest in her first novel and was even told by an agent that her work would never be successful...

Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and endings. His two faces look forward and back and January is named after him. I hope 2023 brings you all good things – step out in hope. #writerscommunity #authors #2023goals

Whether you are a reader or a writer – or both – I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023. Don’t forget, I’m here for all of your editorial needs: what about a new year’s resolution to actually...

No, I didn’t have my fingers on the wrong home keys when I wrote that. NaNoWriMo is really a thing. It stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it has been going for quite a long time. They describe themselves as ‘a fun, seat-of-your-pants...

Book Review: Oxford Guide to Plain EnglishMartin CuttsOxford University PressPublished February 2020ISBN 978-0198844617Available in paperback and Kindle I came across this book by chance today. I’m not entirely sure why I checked out the ‘look inside’...

26th September 2022 is official LAUNCH day! My website is pretty much complete, so I’m going to have a virtual cutting of the tape to open it. It does still need a bit of tweaking, but this date was my late mother’s birthday, so I wanted to...

Admit it, you’ve got to admire someone who, whilst writing in the sand, takes the time to correctly punctuate ‘ere.  Thanks Lorraine.  Today, looking at my website, I feel a bit like that statement – I woz ‘ere!  Two months ago,...

Queen Elizabeth II ‘May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.’ In loving memory of Her Majesty The Queen 1926 – 2022

Steep learning curve Well, here we are with my first ever blog post.  I’ve been spending a lot of time lately getting my website up and running and it has been a very steep learning curve!  I’m really proud of what i have achieved...