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82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Award Winner
I’m delighted to discover that an article I submitted to the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition (in the USA) has been awarded fifth place!
Hiking Electronically
The recently revised and updated The Bluffer’s Guide to Hiking is now available in eBook formatÂ
The Positively Productive Writer – Down Under
I’m just back from attending the Writers’ Holiday at Caerleon (if you’ve never been, you don’t know what you’re missing out on!) and was delighted with all the lovely comments …
I’m Gonna Be A Magazine Model …
Last Tuesday, I discovered what it meant to be a magazine model. Pictured here (yes, at least I got a modicum of revenge) are Tom Bailey and Rachel Broomhead, from …
The Positively Productive Writer eBook
The Positively Productive Writer is now available in eBook format. For Amazon Kindle click here.(currently (11/2/12) – £6.58) For Waterstones click here. (currently (11/2/12) – £6.09) Also available for download …
The Independent’s Top Ten Books For Walkers

I always knew The Independent had good taste … and now they’ve shown it by declaring my book The Bluffers Guide to Hiking as one of the top ten books for walkers.
Public Lending Right
I’ve just received my statement from the PLR department (Public Lending Right), which details how many times my books have been borrowed from public libraries over the last year. Every …
The Writer’s ABC Checklist Blog
Some time ago, when chatting to Lorraine Mace, I mentioned about my new book, The Positively Productive Writer, being published at some point in the future. “I’d love you to …