With walking routes restricted at the moment, I’ve been leafing through old photos and thought I’d…
Evonne Wareham
Time for a new bucket list?
Bucket lists are usually a place for big ticket items – learning a new language, buying…
Strange times and virtual garden parties.
Yesterday I should have been at a workshop in Hereford with members of the Marcher Chapter…
Reading around the lines
A lot of writers will not read in their own genre when they are writing, in…
And the award goes to …
Not me, that’s for sure, as I haven’t had a new book out in ages –…
Evocative places
Writers and readers know the power of location. Not just for selling houses, it sells books…
The most deadly sin?
The concept of deadly sins – sloth, greed, envy, and the rest, have provided quite a…
The lives of supporting characters
I was going to call this killing the relatives, but thought it might be severely misconstrued.…
Acting like normal people
Wrestling with my tax return this week, the thought occurred to me, along with a lot…
Serial Offender
Readers like books series, which means that publishers like them too. There are of course different…
What’s your problem?
Over the holiday I’ve been doing some writing – pause here for round of applause. This…
Promises, promises
As regular readers know. I don’t really do New Year resolutions. 2020 has also started rather…
Writing for Christmas
I’m not a big fan of Christmas. I don’t like the weather, for a start, although…
Inspired at the museum?
Those of you who are into dinosaurs will know that Dippy the Diplodocus currently on tour. He’s…
Collecting pictures?
Writers have a variety of techniques for sorting out the stories that run riot in their…
Ten things I will probably never write about.
With all the stuff about elections flying around, I started to think idly of things I…
How did this happen?
Can someone please explain how I seem to be writing a Christmas novella that is a…
Theatrical Inspiration
Having shaken loose, at least temporarily, from my academic bondage – although preperation for the forthcoming viva…
Absolute power?
One of the plus sides of being an author is the power to re-arrange aspects of…
Keeping up with your characters
A couple of tweets this week from two big name authors, bewailing the fact that the…
Tangling with the facts
Most writers will tell you they LOVE research. Well, who wouldn’t, if it involves holidays –…
Accidental Alphas
If you are considering a possible ingredients list for a romantic suspense, an alpha hero is…
Going Back to the Compost Heap
One of the most useful pieces of practical advice, that is often given about writing, is…