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The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893 When I read yet another ‘buy my book’ direct message on Facebook Messenger this morning, I screeched out loud. I’m surprised it wasn’t heard from one end of Europe to the other. Direct messaging (DM) or private messaging (PM) is a utility on social media, in particular Twitter […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!January 24th, 2018 | Tags: behaviour, direct messages, Facebook, netiquette, politeness, Twitter | Category: Authors, Social media, Useful stuff, Writing life | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Christmas tree 2017 It’s Christmas Eve morning and I’ve had my croissant and pain au chocolat. We normally have much healthier muesli, but as we bought a boxful of butter laden pastry morning goods for the visitors, why not raid one or two? No sign of life from the visitors – they probably […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!Darryl and Paul Bennett Today, my guest is the delightful Paul Bennett who lives in the New England town of Salem, Massachusetts with his wife Daryl and writes historical fiction, the first of which The Clash of Empires is set during the French and Indian Wars. Discovering his future did not include the […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 5th, 2017 | Tags: Classics, French and Indian Wars, historical, historical fiction | Category: Authors, Books, Guests | One comment - (Comments are closed) They say “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and “A diamond is forever” but that is just marketing. Diamonds have played a far more significant rôle in human culture, and for a much longer time. The name “diamond” is derived from ancient Greek αδάμας (adámas), “proper”, “unalterable”, “unbreakable”, “untamed”. Stones are thought to have […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 3rd, 2017 | Category: Authors, Guests, Other people's websites/blogs, Readers, Roma Nova, Saturnalia | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) When we say ‘creative writing’ what do we mean? Poetry, a story, a play? Perhaps you are moved to write a short story or a piece of flash fiction. Or go for a full-length novel or its little sister, the novella. Let’s unpick some of these… Plays and poetry are well recognised as such […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 21st, 2017 | Tags: alternative history, Books, CARINA, creative writing, Inceptio, PERFIDITAS | Category: Authors, Books, Writing skills | Comments are closed |
   
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