Words are strange things.When I’m sitting at my desk, fingers on the keyboard, it’s like they’re my best friends. I play with them, arranging and rearranging them in all sorts of interesting ways, till what I have is a story.I think as a writer I’m not too bad. Maybe not to everybody’s taste, but not

Okay, it’s been a while since I did this, so today I’m going to have another go at piggybacking off the fame of a certain J.K. Rowling.Before I start, I just want to clarify that I rather like the Harry Potter stories (although I do find some of the later ones somewhat bloated and in

We writers face all sorts of obstacles.I probably don’t need to go into them in detail – but I will anyway because otherwise this is going to be a really short post. There’s the problems of finding the actual time to write. We’re all faced with issues such as full time jobs, families, and other

When I tell people that I’m a writer (and yes, I do let it slip from time to time) one of the first things people wonder is where I get my ideas from. Is it hard to get good ideas for stories? I often answer by saying it’s as easy as falling asleep. Which makes

Today I’m pleased to have a guest stopping in. Fellow Booktrope author Kenneth G. Bennett is here as part of his Exodus 2022 tour. He’ll be talking about how his story stands out. And make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom – where there’ll be information about a cool giveaway.So take it