Iris Murdoch said, ‘Starting a novel is opening a door on a misty landscape;you can see very little but you can smell the earth and feel...

Writing this on Father’s day seems appropriate for the character of Edward who is now starting to live on the blank pages I have...

It’s interesting reading about writers and their path to being published. On the surface, it seems quite straight forward, though I...

An artist friend of mine, KB, has just sent me this painting. As I stared at the gentleness of it, I realised, it must take a great deal...

Imagine this: ‘The inky night sky is beginning to fade, and the rise of bird song carries on the gentle breeze. A woman dressed in baggy...

This blog is about putting your head above the parapet and even though you are scared just doing it. Starting a new chapter in life can...

The world is very topsy turvy just now. Hurt and pain and anxiety seem to be prolific like the weeds of any garden. Yet it is in my...

Deciding to create a blog is one thing, continuing with the process is another. Funny how life gets in the way. Funny how life gets in...

The sun has finally found it’s way from behind the clouds and shown itself. Bright and beaming shedding its light all around us and...

This blog is all about what happens next… when work days are behind you, the freedom of the open day beckons. Sometimes we have a plan...