People often imagine a writer’s life as one of solitary confinement—a lone figure hunched over a typewriter in a dark room, perhaps with a single candle for company. I’m happy to report that the reality is much more social! While the actual act of putting words on the page is a private one, I find…
I have just returned from a stay at Dunkenhalgh Castle in Lancashire, and I must confess, I spent far more time peering into the shadows of the long, velvet-carpeted galleries than I did relaxing by the fire in the lounge. While the building is now a magnificent hotel and spa, the grit of its 13th-century…
Friday is my writing day. I write every day (the writing muse loves a writing routine), but Friday is different… On Friday, I do nothing but write…Well, I also drink coffee and eat cake. But those are purely fuel for the writing. I’m lucky enough to have a full-time, successful indie author friend here in…