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‘Did I really write those novels?’ comes to mind...

When I think back to those days, I had the skills and physical strength but not the maturity...

Three things I will never forget my parents telling me as I grew up...

Unhappily married, Tom defies his upbringing and principles and is tempted into an illicit affair, throwing his life into turmoil...

This feast of sports has tested my resolve this last couple of months...

...he grabbed and picked up her naked body and made his way to the bathroom to shower.

You would be amazed at what goes on behind closed doors...

As you can imagine, it’s been an annoying and frustrating time...

I'm not naturally creative, so I struggled initially and still do...

Whatever the reason, don't feel embarrassed or ashamed. As you can see from above, it's not always your fault...

A good starting point is the free prequel ebook...

My fictitious characters are based on a career spanning 40 years in different school settings...

You need a book marketing plan because if you want to sell books, it isn’t optional...

There is always room for improvement..

The occasion played havoc with my writing progress...

Once we started to talk about writing, the standard of golf deteriorated...

Emotional ups and downs, self-doubt, and writer’s block are the hallmarks of a writer’s life...

You have to be prepared to do so much for them...

Twenty years earlier, I put pen to paper to write a novel based on my experiences of school life...

I don't want to stop if I'm on a roll with my writing...

But why do I write?

Last week I burnt it, which meant I had to replace it...

This was a shock because I knew she had bought the book before Christmas...

The inevitable happened...

I stared at my computer, but the writing wouldn't flow...

The novel is steamy...

I took a bite and immediately knew what it was...

Needless to say, I didn’t venture to that toilet again...

Some of you might have heard of him...

You think you are doing well...

Life is too short and precious...

I’m determined to change...

Four days without a computer is a nightmare at any time, but for a writer, it is horrendous...

Being retired and staying at home most of the time means making conscious decisions about heating...

They did everything for me... I couldn’t have done that on my own....

Unhappily married, Tom defies his moral upbringing and principles and is tempted into an illicit affair throwing his life into turmoil...

It’s been a mixed week for me...

I’m quite jealous. I wish I had that much attention aimed at me!!!

My writing came to a stop, well, almost!

We all go through periods of low self-esteem at different times in our lives. I know I have and can remember exactly when and what caused that feeling...

As a writer you want to write the best novel possible. This isn’t easy. You need an original idea about what you want to write. Then you might make notes or plan an outline. Some writers are good at planning but I’m not one of them.

However, what I have learned on my writing journey so far is...

You've written your first novel, you've got it published, now what?

There are two types of writers; those that plan and those that fly by the seat of their pants and write without a roadmap (known as pantsers). I soon realised that I definitely wasn’t a planner...

I put pen to paper to write a fiction novel. That was four years ago...Read about how my journey began...