It's week two and I am just about settling in. We have had lots of visitors over the last week from family and friends which has been...

I haven’t found it easy to set up home in this lodge near Boroughbridge. It feels cramped compared to home. The reason is, ironically,...

How much time and money do you devote to entering competitions? For some it can be a full time job. for others a 'Spur of the moment'...

In 2014, I started my debut novel. Encouraged by the grades I received for the First four thousand words of a novel and encouragement...

GLASSHOUSES It took me a little while to get into the book but I'm glad I didn't stop because it gets better and better. Such an original...

Local author done good! These are the sort of headlines we all, as timid writers taking our first baby steps out into the big wide...

Looking on my OCA Facebook page this morning and spotted a post about one of my fellow students. She has written a short piece of Flash...

I went to the award winning White Rose Book Cafe in Thirsk last night to an event for two debut authors. http://www.whiterosebooksnews.c...

Just doing the Fantasy Assignment for Writing for Children module with the OCA and it's so nice to revisit fairytales and myths etc. I...

Well it's getting quite close now. My cover for NORTH SEA SHELLS is finished and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Let's hope it...