A travelling writer's blog

Travelling to new places is always an inspiration for writers and good for the imagination.  This time it's mountains, snow and skiing.  My blog: http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1kB

A challenge to celebrity and well-known authors

It is getting harder to find an agent or publisher unless you are a celebrity or already a well known author. I know these are busy people, but I wonder if the next time they are looking for something to read they might try a self-published author?  http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1kg 

Monthly science highlights - 6)

My blog: This months collection of the strange, and hopefully interesting, from the world of science -  http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1k1

Science fiction and science - chicken and egg?

My blog: Science fiction and science, which comes first and does it matter?  I think they need each other.  http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1jU 

5 more reasons for writing and reading short stories

Read more of them.  Write more of them.  Short stories are great for all sorts of reasons. Don't view short stories as somehow inferior.  For any writer they are a valuable asset.  My blog: http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1jM 

A writer's resolutions for 2016

A new year and a new set of resolutions. Do I keep to them all? No, but it does help me focus on what I want to achieve as a writer in the next twelve months. My latest blog http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1jC

My monthly science highlights - 5)

What do Tim Peake, global warming and the Death Star all have in common?  Yes, they're all in my last science highlights of 2015.  So read on for interest and inspiration.   http://wp.me/s3ycbY-5048