Author | Writer | Photographer
Here in the Welsh Borders it’s been precipitating for days. That’s one downside to living in a hilly area – the hills attract clouds that simply sit on top of …
If you see a bloke standing on a hill somewhere in the Welsh Borders, scribbling away in a notebook, then it’s probably me! (Do say hello!)
A couple of days ago, I was out wandering the hills doing a route for Country Walking magazine. (It’s okay, as far as Lockdown regulations were concerned, not only was I working, but I was staying local too, for the route was one I could begin from my front door.)
Four days on from the last time the BBC used one of my WeatherWatcher photos without crediting me, it’s happened again! It’s been a grey, drab, drizzly day today, so …
I wasn’t going to let a day of blue skies go by without a slightly longer walk than usual. The past few days have been overcast, thanks to the constant …
Why write one novel, when publishers love a series? Simon Whaley chats to two successful series authors. Thirty-six years ago, Arthur Fowler, Ali Osman and Den Watts broke into Reg …
After all the snow we’ve had recently, it began to melt, but then froze again overnight, creating some hazardous walking conditions on the road. The road into Carding Mill Valley …
Well, Storm Christoph certainly dumped a lot of water on us overnight on Wednesday night. It was lashing the windows so hard it I had to turn the volume up …
There I was, sat in front of the telly, seeing the white bar extend across the bottom right of the television screen, expecting to see my Snapper Simon credit appear …
When it comes to the business of writing, it doesn’t get much better than seeing your book in print. And if you’ve chosen the self-publishing route, then chances are you’ve encountered many challenges along the way. But our responsibilities as an author- publisher don’t stop once our book is on sale. There’s another important business responsibility we’re required to undertake.
Well, I was surprised this morning to find an email in my inbox from the BBC WeatherWatcher team, advising me that my Brocken Spectre photo taken a few weeks ago …