Well it's good be to writing more, of course, but I will admit that I have been distracted by a new idea and so have started yet another...

I'm a very lucky person. I turned 60 and was able to stop full-time work. That's a statement that very few people would be in a position...

I'm inside my last year of full-time working. I'm due to retire from this all-consuming job next June. Until then, I think I should...

For the first time in ages, I have submitted = for the Jenny Brown Associates Over 50 Debut Award. This is the first time I have...

Finally. I thought I was blocked completely there. Work was so busy that I had very few hours for myself, or for family. So - I've carved...

There simply isn't enough time... I try to write, I really do. I find that I just don't have the time needed to do it properly. When I...

Argh! There are too many stories in my head at the moment. As I started to rest over the holidays, my mind started to fill with different...

There is nothing like a good walk to sort out a difficulty with the plot. I had gone down a rabbit hole and got in a mess. A long (ish)...

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. I enjoy buying books as presents for friends and love spending time in book shops where I can get...

Right. I'm trying (yet again) to build the habit of writing more and then following that up with some social media posting. After all, I...

Yes, I know that this looks like avoiding work too - but actually it has motivated me to start writing something. It may not be that...

So - I've joined the exodus from Twitter and have setup in Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@peterblairuk See you there...

I know. I know that I should be re-writing my book and I will. But... I was ill all last week - laid low by Covid. Lying bored in bed I...

While we were out for dinner last night, my wife and I were discussing the plot of my manuscript. I mentioned looking for a minor...

I'm deep into the editing phase. I've been through the manuscript once and am now back at the start for a very slow review of each...

I really enjoyed the Curtis Brown course - I heartily recommend it to anyone interested in writing. As part of the course I got some...

Three weeks into my Curtis Brown course and it is everything I hoped it would be. Interesting modules, challenging writing tasks (how do...

Finally. I finally stopped making excuses about writing and committed to a Curtis Brown course (they have lots - give it a look). I've...

Well - obviously the whole notion of working and writing is more difficult than I thought it would be… I like the confidence of thinking...

Anyone who actually reads this site - and I’m assured that there are some - will have noticed that there is a large hole where updates...