Content is King. We all know that by now… or do we? When it comes to creating quality content, many people find it hard to allocate the time it takes to craft compelling copy which interests their customers or clients. It falls to the bottom of the list. Sometimes, it also falls off the list… Knowing […]

When it comes to writing copy for a website, a blog or anything else, it pays to hire a professional copywriter because, as experts in their field, they know what works. An experienced writer can create sparkling copy which is specific, to the point and easily read. The problem is, by making it look so […]

This week I enjoyed (after reading the book and writing a review of it!) listening to Irish author, Martina Devlin, talk about her latest book, The House Where It Happened, as well as the writing process itself. Part of the Cathedral Quarter’s Out to Lunch Festival in Belfast, the event was packed out, which only goes […]

Well, I didn’t give in to speed reading but I have to say – I fairly flew through my book list over the end of the Christmas holidays and into the New Year and am now on the final novel – The House Where It Happened, by Martina Devlin. It just goes to show how […]

Business blogging has really taken off in recent years as a great way to grow your customer base, get clients involved with your brand and ultimately, help to generate more income. However… Many businesses set up a blog and keep posting for a few weeks or months and then, all of a sudden, their last blog post is dated 2010. […]

With Christmas just around the corner, I’ve decided that to celebrate the launch of my website and to thank those who have liked my Facebook business page, I’m going to give away some FREE books! Perfect for yourself or perhaps even a Christmas present for someone…? First prize is the winning novel from this year’s Man […]

When it comes to writing, are you always engaged? It may seem like there’s an obvious answer to this, but just think for a minute. Have you ever had a story idea, sat down to write it and… it just didn’t work? Not because the idea wasn’t good, but because you weren’t fully engaged with […]

“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build toward it” – Edgar Allen Poe Well, I’m still zoning in on the short story these days, what with being caught up in trying to create some sort of a collection, and I find little quotes like this very useful. Just like the […]

“The short story is incredibly challenging – especially as a tradition or a convention. It’s one of those forms which requires… well, you have to be a gem-cutter in a way.” Thank you, Junot Diaz, a novelist and short story writer who, in speaking to The New Yorker’s senior editor recently, made it quite clear […]

Well, with Hallowe’en looming large on the horizon, how timely to have discovered this handy little app which literally eats your words if you stop typing! Write or Die – it was created by Dr Wicked no less. Apparently lots of NaNoWriMo people have been using this for a while but, as I often say – I’m […]