The Power of Language
Language has always been my ‘thing’ and since childhood I have been in awe of the power of language.
Not so much the Curiosities, more the Cabinet…
Ok, not ‘cabinet’ but desk – but colour also and maybe that is a curiosity! I have never really warmed to the notion of scandi-chic. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a mooch around Ikea as much as the next … Continued
MAINSTREAM OR INDIE – the pros and cons
They don’t print novels this way any more…. I finished my last article, Mainstream or Indi – which way would you go, with a couple of questions: Question one asked whether you thought it true that mainstream published authors received 30% royalties. Well sadly the answer … Continued
MAINSTREAM OR INDIE – which way would you go?
First let me apologise for the title because it assumes that when it comes to publishing, there is a choice to be had – which there is, but maybe not the obvious one. A true choice would exist for a … Continued
Misfits & Strangers – a contemplation on the legacy of war
2018 marks the centenary of the end of WWI. This is not news, the media will be awash with references, but for me it is personal. War carries a legacy… Firstly, let me say a word about my maternal grandfather. I … Continued