NaNoWriMo 2017 – Day One
Today I started NaNoWriMo 2017. I’m going to be a NaNoReBel again. I’m using the time to write the first draft of A History of Cadbury as it’s a contracted…
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 5 …
… Okay, so it’s not really week 5, but it’s the 5th week I’ve been able to allocate to the non-fiction book. I’ve honestly been so busy in the weeks since my…
News: new platform for digital editions
I have a new platform for my digital editions. At the moment, only Diary of a Scaredy Cat has been migrated over. But eventually, all of my ebooks in various…
52 books in 52 weeks: Be a Travel Writer, Live Your Dreams, Sell Your Features
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 27. I have to say I loved this book. And I don’t…
52 books in 52 weeks: How to Start a Travel Blog and Make Money
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 26. First of all, How to Start a Travel Blog and Make…
52 books in 52 weeks: How to Write a Novel
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 25. I was a tad disappointed with How to Write a Novel by…
52 books in 52 weeks: Diary of a Scaredy Cat
*** shameless self-plug alert *** I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 24. I couldn’t complete a series on…
52 books in 52 weeks: Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 23. If there’s only one book on your shelf or ebook and…
Update: Busy few weeks
It’s been a whole month since my last post (before this morning’s 52 in 52, that is). I haven’t been lax, I’ve been very busy – as usual. First of…
52 books in 52 weeks: The Author Organizer
I set myself the goal of reading and reviewing 52 writing guides over the year. Here is book 22. The Author Organizer: How to anticipate, survive and master the whirlpool…
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 4 – day 2
Day 2 was actually on Wednesday when I went to the Cadbury archives again in Birmingham. What a day! I was late leaving in the first place and didn’t get…
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 4 – day 1
My first day back on the non-fiction book was yesterday. First of all I reviewed the list of storage material I’d compiled the last time I visited the company archives…
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 3 – day 2
I don’t know. You wait all week for a blog post, and then three come along at once … I didn’t get much done on the non-fiction book last week…
Why I read books about writing
Lots of writers advise other writers to stop reading books on writing and just crack on with the writing. But I love to read books on writing. I love to…
