As seen in Writers’ Forum: Where I Write

Regular readers of “Writers’ Forum” will know that traditionally the last article in the magazine is “Where I Write”. Each month, Phil Barrington talks to an author about their writing space – be that in their house, a café, or even a camper van. It’s always one of my favourite bits of the magazine – nosey

Should there always be a happy ending?

Voting has now closed for this year’s Costa Short Story awards, and the winner will be announced at the end of the month. The three finalists are: Dirty Little Fishes The Boatman The Persistence of Memory. Though voting is over, you can download them, either to listen to or to read here: http://www.costa.co.uk/costa-book-awards/costa-short-story-award/ I’d be interested to hear what you

Homework turned Prize Winner

You may recall that some time ago I mentioned a story of mine had been short-listed in the Writers’ Forum short story competition. The story, Beyond Words, started out as an exercise set for one of my local writers’ groups, so you can imagine how delighted I am to see it in print in the current issue, having been

Recharging the Creative Batteries

This month’s Writer’s Forum magazine suggests taking a step back from your writing and having an “ideas week” as an antidote to burnout.  Well, I think I agree with their approach! Just back from a week in a holiday cottage in Wales – sleeping, eating, walking, site-seeing – all very conducive to battery-recharging.  Have managed