Blogging about Surprises

Click over to the Writers Bureau’s blog, where I discuss one of the many perks of being a writer – the surprises this wonderful writing world can give us. Read …

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs Microsite

Check out the all-new Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs microsite at http://bluffers.com/bluffers-guide-dogs/ Do the short quiz, or download a free chapter!

Enigmatic Stiperstones

Turn to the back page of the latest (August 2015) issue of Country Walking magazine to see my photo of the view from Shropshire’s Stiperstones, and why I like the …

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Deadly Good Stories in Murder in the Sun

Look out for a one-off publication, just out in the shops, called Murder in the Sun. It contains 23 crime stories, including my own Cops & Robbers and Mickey Mouse. …

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Writers Recommend Books For Writers

The August issue of Writers’ Forum magazine has an article by Glynis Scrivens, who asked several writers, including me, about the books on writing that we keep turning back to. …

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Another Visit to Age UK

Pick up a copy of the 18th July 2015 issue of The People’s Friend to see the latest monthly instalment of a year in the life of an Age UK …

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Ludlow Castle

This month’s Outdoor Photography magazine (July 2015) has one of my photos as one of the Viewpoint selections. It was taken last year, one summer’s evening, as I was wandering …

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Business of Writing – Get Help Through Business Synergies

BoW - Get Help - Business Synergies _ July 2015

 

Businesses make themselves stronger by joining forces. Simon Whaley discovers how this can help your writing.

Writing is a lonely occupation, but those writers who succeed tend to be the ones who seek support from elsewhere. In the world of business this is known as a synergy, when two or more businesses co-operate to produce a result greater than their separate parts. As individual writers we have strengths, but we also have weaknesses. In order to develop as writers we need to recognise those weaknesses and then join forces with another business that can help us overcome them, making us much stronger in a competitive world.

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