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How well do you get on with your neighbours?
I like to think of my computer, my phone or other gadgets as neighbours rather than tools. It’s not that I don’t have neighbours in the more conventional sense, but that I can’t help anthropomorphising them. (I’ve just stopped to think: how far away from where you live do people stop being neighbours? Does it depend on how densely populated…
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Train Yourself to Write
When I worked in London, I lived miles outside the UK’s capital city and spent many long hours commuting. I spent four hours on trains each working day. Two hours each way. What was I to do with that time? Read a book or a newspaper? Watch a movie on my phone or laptop? Stare…
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Novel outlining template for Scrivener
Free 24 chapter, 3 act Scrivener template (based on Derek Murphy’s original) for writing your next novel
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Devonshire Pixies
In nineteenth century Devon, pixies were everywhere. An article written at that time tells us about them and their shenanigans.
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The Art of Teaching Metalwork
My first metalwork lesson at high school was an experience I have never forgotten. It was one of the scariest moments of my childhood.
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Hollow Book 3!
The third book in the Hollow fantasy series, A Taste of Steel, is available from your favourite online store!
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