Firstly, I need to request that if you identify as an “aspiring writer”, you drop that term immediately. If you write, you are a writer. If you don’t feel confident with that label, and you must seek an alternative, might I suggest “improving writer”? I recognise that most writers could fit into this category, but… Continue reading Book Recommendations for Improving Writers
Month: March 2023
Alter Egos
I’m generally quite a calm, thoughtful, reticent kind of guy, not given to emotional outbursts or ranting. To a certain extent, this is due to my upbringing by parents who were children during World War Two, the “mustn’t grumble” generation. They faced food shortages and other hardships that could not be overcome or lessened by… Continue reading Alter Egos
Interview With Joanne Harris
I am honoured and delighted that multi award-winning author, Joanne Harris, took time from her busy life and agreed to my request for an interview. Biography Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years,… Continue reading Interview With Joanne Harris