Having long loved old types of music such as madrigals, I was honoured and delighted when one of my poems, Light in the Darkness, was...

November 30th is St Andrew’s Day up here, a celebration of the patron saint of Scotland. St Andrew is very well integrated into our...

Sunday 22nd November is this year's Stir-up Sunday, the traditional day for making the plum pudding for Christmas. It was especially...

The Punch and Judy show has been an integral part of the British seaside holiday for many years and was mentioned as early as the 17th...

Writers often struggle with which social media sites they should be on, how often and when to post, or even what to post. So I was...

A warm welcome to award-winning travel writer, Linda Decker, whose fascinating travel memoir, Bombs and Bougainvillea, has been published...

I’m delighted to welcome the Scottish powerhouse that is Wendy H Jones to my blog today. I’ve known Wendy for several years, especially...

I’ve long been a fan of writing with pen and paper when out and about and was even interviewed a couple of years ago by Tiger Pens! They...

Pocket Novels is the term used to describe DC Thomson publications that are neither short stories nor full-length novels. As such, they...

I’ve been taking the time to try lots of new ventures during this lockdown period, especially since I can’t go anywhere to spend money on...

I love the beginning of a new year as it’s always filled with possibilities before reality kicks in and life gets in the way of best...

The Winter Solstice is approaching as the days have been gradually getting darker. The shortest day of the year, normally December 21st,...

All writers should also be readers but what I discovered recently was the joy of reading together with my little granddaughter. Not...

Now that my October autumn break is over, it's time to get back to work! At the moment, I'm updating all my e-books and creating...

I was a long-time member of Erskine Writers when first starting out as a writer many years ago. Not only did I find people who became...