The Business of Writing: my new series of articles on the business of writing has just started in the latest issue of Writing magazine (April 2014 – out now).
More Praise For The Positively Productive Writer
“I have read your book and just wanted to say thank you as you’ve got me back on track with writing.” says one new reader. “Dare I say I’ve had …
Explore Turner’s World
Step back in time to roam beautiful ruins immortalised two centuries ago by the great Romantic painter JMW Turner.
A Treasure Hunt in Tenby
Simon Whaley goes looking for a hidden gem in this Welsh fishing town …
“Sorry, all boat trips to Caldey Island are cancelled today,” the operator apologises from his wooden hut in Tenby Harbour. “The sea is too rough to land,” he explained. “You could try again tomorrow.”
We’d planned to take the little boat on the three-mile trip across the sea from Tenby to Caldey Island, anchored in the Bristol Channel, to visit the Cistercian monastery based there. Downhearted, we wondered what to do instead.
Successful Student
I had a lovely email from one of my past students the other day. Priya Fonseca has just signed a contract with a publisher!
Ten Teatime Tales on iTunes, B&N, Kobo
My short story collection, Ten Teatime Tales is now available on iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and other eBook formats …
It Rains … Get Over It!
When travelling to the Cumbrian Lake District you should always keep one eye on the weather …
There are two types of weather in Cumbria: the first is forecast by the Met Office and never happens; the second is Mother Nature doing her own thing (and never telling the Met Office about it in advance).
Most Haunted Universities in the UK?
The Telegraph ran a feature in October 2013 listing the top ten most haunted universities in the UK, and used one of my photos to illustrate the ghost story for …
Hayeswater
It was a calm, late autumnal day, when I arrived at what the Rough Guide to the Lake District calls a “limpid little lake.”
Launch into 2014 … on foot!
If 2014 is the year you plan to explore the great British countryside on foot, then you need … … this: BBC Countryfile magazine’s Great British Walks – Your 2014 …