246,209 Thank yous

  I can’t believe the figures keep growing, but thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human. Total …

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Morville

Morville - Country Walking - OCt 2014
Morville – Country Walking – OCt 2014

The October 2014 issue of Country Walking carries a 5.5-mile route around Morville, in Shropshire (not far from Bridgnorth), offering walkers an opportunity to visit three churches, and Upton Cressett Hall, described by Sir John Betjeman as a “remote and beautiful place.”

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Smiley faces at Age UK in Newport, Shropshire

Luke, Sharon, Daniel, Gabrielle and Louise of the Age UK store in Newport, Shropshire
Luke, Sharon, Daniel, Gabrielle and Louise of the Age UK store in Newport, Shropshire

What a fun morning I’ve had, taking photos on behalf of The People’s Friend magazine, at the Age UK shop in Newport, Shropshire. My thanks go to store manager Sharon, and the rest of her team for making me feel so welcome (and making me a cup of tea!), as I badgered them for photos.

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Amazon Statistics

One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train its Human
One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train its Human

I know we shouldn’t check our Amazon sales rank every three seconds, but I just happened to log on to discover the following:

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Just Back From Tutoring at the Writers’ Holiday in Fishguard

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Well, I’ve just got back from tutoring at the annual Writers’ Holiday event, which this year moved to Fishguard (from it’s previous home at Caerleon). The weather was absolutely glorious, which, apparently, is always the case at Fishguard 😉 …

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Writing Magazine – The Business of Writing – Rights

Know Your Rights - Writing Magazine - July 2014
Know Your Rights – Writing Magazine – July 2014

My latest article in the Business of Writing series has just been published in Writing Magazine. Know Your rights looks at the various rights writers need to consider offering/retaining when submitting their work to editors.

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