I am using my monthly spot here to do two things. First I want to look at the whole idea of a Young Adult genre, and then I want to blatantly promote the debut novel of a talented new writer. Read more
Almost exactly 5 years ago I first used the acronym FIRE when talking about social media. I had been working on a checklist to qualify what I was posting on Twitter and Facebook. FIRE was a measure of quality for Read more
This month I am going to step back a little and use my guest spot to introduce a new and talented young author. Shaun Young came into my life as a bright and charming 19-year-old and over the past 9 Read more
Wednesday 24th was release day for the Latest anthology from Dreamspinner Press. Simmer is a collection of sexy tales with food at the core of each one. There’s no denying that preparing and eating food can be a sensuous experience Read more
So often I hear writers referring to their ‘muse’. Frequently the term is used in a less than positive way: “My muse isn’t talking to me today.” “My muse has deserted me.” “My muse doesn’t like me.” Even when the Read more
As an author I get to post a guest blog here on 25th of every month and so I am privileged to get to post on Christmas day. This year I choose to talk about The very special magic of Read more