This blog post contains the full adjudication of the Multi Story short story competition for March/April. The winners and short list may be seen on the Multi-Story website http://www.multi-story.co.uk/. This blog contains the full long list, including items for which … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing
Adjudicating Short Stories
ADJUDICATING SHORT STORIES I’ve just done an adjudication of a long list of 16 short stories under a competition organised by Multi-Story (see http://www.multi-story.co.uk/). The results will be published at the end of the month on that site first, and … Continue reading
Readers’ Groups
Here was me, thinking I’d written this yesterday. In fact I did write it yesterday but somehow failed to publish it. Incompetence, I guess. Last week I addressed a readers’ group in Durham. It was enjoyable: I get to do … Continue reading
How to Organise Your Own Book Launch Party
This piece of wisdom is based on experience. I first published it on my messages page. HOW TO ORGANISE YOUR OWN BOOK LAUNCH PARTY Any aspirant author needs to consider a marketing plan for launching the finished work. Having found … Continue reading
Someone reads my book !
I’m a modest man (even if wise and fabulously good-looking) and don’t expect people to read my books in huge numbers – largely because they don’t. Today an old friend sent me a message with photo showing that a tourist … Continue reading
WHY I AM GLAD I’M A WRITER AND NOT A PLUMBER
Over the weekend it occurred to me why I am glad I am a writer and not a poor plumber. Here are 10 reasons: 1. Plumbers are in competition with every other plumber in the world – including the dead … Continue reading