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Have you signed up to my occasional newsletter yet? As a thank you, you’ll be sent a link to download a free collection of some of my previously published short …
A Judge’s Writing Competition Top Tips
So, you’ve decided to enter a writing competition and discovered I’m judging. Well, congratulations! You’ve certainly come to the right place. (And, actually, even if I’m not judging the competition …
Ironbridge Snapper
With lockdown restrictions easing, I met up with a fellow WeatherWatcher today in Ironbridge. And what I thought would be a pretty drab day turned into one of blue sky …
Small Batch Snapper
Good Friday turned out to be a really good Friday! Not only did I climb Ragleth Hill first thing this morning, but as the weather improved, it pulled me back …
Artificial Intelligence
Can editing and proofing be automated? Simon Whaley explores online grammar services. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, when grammar was not the primary focus of English language …
Ludlow & Bromfield
The May 2021 issue of Country Walking magazine has my six-and-a-bit stroll around Ludlow and Bromfield. Ironically, here we are just coming out of Lockdown 3, and I tackled this …
Embrace Rejection!
Nobody likes being rejected. Especially when you’ve spent hours, weeks, months (or even years, if it’s a novel) writing something. To many writers, particularly novices, rejection is not good. And if …
National Snapper on the Map
Less than a week after appearing on the national weather forecast, and it’s happened again. Not once, but twice. And this time, it put Church Stretton on the weather map. …
National Snapper
Surprised to see my image from this morning’s walk suddenly appear on the national weather forecast broadcast during the BBC One o’clock News this lunchtime.
So, You Want To Be A BBC WeatherWatcher?
“Shropshire? Oooh, You’ll get a lot of weather up there!” That’s what most people in London said when they heard I was moving to Shropshire in 1997. (The next question …
Copyright Basics
As World Intellectual Property Day approaches, Simon Whaley explores how copyright helps our writing business. Celebrating its 21st anniversary on 26th April 2021, World Intellectual Property Day recognises the impact …