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When opportunity comes knocking, will you be in? It is a trite question, I know, because, of course, if a golden opportunity comes your way, of course you are going to grab it. Why wouldn’t you? But how can you tell if it is a ‘golden opportunity’? That is the killer question I want to […] 
Every writer suffers obstacles on their journey. I overcame mine as a result of two brilliant questions. The most amazing thing about them is that came almost exactly 12 months apart and, as a combination, they changed EVERYTHING. Some people who are reading this may have heard this story before. I make no apology for […] 
The journey to become a writer is a strange one. In particular you have to be a writer first – and only then can you do it for a living. That doesn’t mean you need to have had 10 best-sellers before you can call yourself a writer or anything like that. (Mind you, I was […] 
Once or twice, people have asked me who I base my characters on. The moment they ask, I know that they are not fiction writers. What makes me say that? Simply because character development isn’t about ‘lifting’ a real person you know and dropping them into a book. Let me give you an example of […]
Aren’t habits fascinating things? My habit is to write my blog on a Sunday morning, pretty much my first task of the day. This weekend, though, I’ve been away (on a retreat as it happens) and, as a result, wasn’t in a position to write my blog on Sunday morning. Now, on Monday morning, when […] 
Anyone who has been following my blogs for a while will know that I’m part of an online community called Mi365. You may even be a Mi365er yourself and, if you are, the title of this blog will be familiar to you. It is an idea which we’ve heard a few times. Those who haven’t […] 
This week, I finished the first draft of my next book Age of Oppression. Writing a first draft is hard work – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise! I liken it to walking up a steep hill. You start off full of enthusiasm, with a clear view of the end and knowing exactly how […] 
There is an interesting nugget of neurology that I cam across recently, about the Reticular activating system (RAS). RAS is a function of the brain which decides what we focus on. It is the reason why, when you are considering blue as the colour for your new car, because, “I hardly ever see blue cars […] 
When you invent a kingdom for the purposes of fiction, you soon discover that you have to invent a wide range of other things too. That was certainly my experience with the Bremmand Chronicles. Not only did I have to think about the looks and occupations of Bremmand’s people, I had to consider their spirituality […] 
I was chatting to a friend about Christmas this week – and how many religions have a festival around this time of year. Any culture which emerged outside of the tropics will have found ways to make the long winter nights more bearable. It goes right back to pagan times and most cultures ‘borrowed’ from […] |
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