The Charley Beri Portals  How did this come into being?  I sometimes think the concept of ‘portals’ is misconstrued, but then I use...

A wonderful night in Cornwall lives on.  A soft swell delivered gentle waves to the beach, each breaking in a whisper, dragging small...

The Storyteller’s Album: How Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Shaped My Writing and My Life Introduction  In 1967, when Sgt....

Cornish Landscapes and Literary Inspiration: How Places Trigger Stories  As a writer, I have always found that locations are more than...

Often the most satisfying outcome when writing is when I sit down and simply type whatever comes into my head. It may be that I have a...

I have been driven through to the end of Book 3 in the KEVRINEK series. KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH has been an amazing experience for me and...

Yesterday was interesting in that, as I have said before, I don’t think I suffer from, or enjoy for those who don’t wish to write,...

Things start to fall into place when a character takes over and demands things of you, the writer. It’s a pleasing and sometimes...

As Book 3 nears completion, I am finding myself involved with my characters at a deep emotional level and it has a profound effect on me....

There is a huge amount of information available on monastic sites around the country, and a long list of those in Cornwall. An array of...

A soft swell delivered gentle waves to the beach, each breaking in a whisper, dragging small stones back in the undertow with a gravelly...

As a writer you never know when a new idea will present itself to you, whilst at other times they may just be non-existent. Creativity is...

As an author we dream of publishing several books a year all of which are highly successful ending up on bestselling charts. This doesn’t...