

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


A Bit of Fun
Recently, I came across one of those social media personal quizzes — you know the sort of thing, composed of a long list of items...


The Lifestyle Consultancy
I work one-to-one with writers to tackle the issues in their lives that cut across their writing time and abilities. Most people have not...


'The Mystery of Lydford Gorge' and Why It Haunts Me
I suppose three things predisposed me to like Elizabeth Montague’s story ‘The Mystery of Lydford Gorge’ when it was first submitted to me...


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


The Seven Levels of Attention
A couple of years ago, I wrote a series of blog articles called ‘The Seven Levels of Attention’. It began as a reflection on what happens...


The Seven Functions of the Self-Published Author: The Marketing Machine
Planning is intangible, but vital to success; Management is equally phantom-like, but essential if one wants to make one’s dreams come...


The Seven Functions of the Self-Published Author: Getting Off the Hamster Wheel
‘Now it’s all very well talking about marketing,’ some of you might be saying (or thinking), ‘but I’m a writer and I have a busy life....


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers • the magnetic power that attracts readers...

