Haystacks – BBC Countryfile
My circular route around Buttermere, with its diversion up to the summit of Haystacks and back, makes the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine. (For the full route description, check …
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Sunny Shropshire Snapper
Well, we’ve got a September heatwave in Shropshire, and BBC Midlands Today liked my sunny Shropshire photo!
Transforming Our Skyline
I rub the back of my neck. I’ve only been standing here for five minutes looking up at this amazing building and already I have a crick in it. But …
Writing Magazine: Capturing Ideas
I once woke in the middle of the night with an idea for a new cosy crime novel. Realising how important this was, I grabbed the notebook and pen I …
Snatchfields Snapper
I didn’t get much chance of a walk, so just nipped through Snatchfields and Hazler Road just before lunch. Good job I did, as Shefali used it during the evening …
Picturesque Porthmadog
At three o’clock, on Saturday 29th March 2003, a driver paid the last five-pence toll to cross the Cob and reach the delightful town of Porthmadog.Before then, drivers wishing to …
What A Hoot! The Owls Trust at Llandudno
My feature about Llandudno’s Owls Trust appeared in the June issue of The People’s Friend Special. I had a fascinating time there, when I visited back in March. Not only …
Breakfast Snapper
There are moment when you see a photo and you just know it’s one of yours. It happened this morning while I was sitting in the living room eating my …
Ask The Agent – Skylark Literary
Simon Whaley chats to literary agents Amber Caravéo and Joanna Moult of the Skylark Literary Agency. Amber Caravéo was the Editorial Director at Orion Children’s Books, and Joanna Moult edited …
Writing Magazine – Plastic Fantastic
Accepting card payments at book events is easier than you might think. Simon Whaley chats to two authors who think plastic is fantastic. The Covid pandemic affected writers in many …