A plot in a novel gives the reader the main character’s goal; the challenges the character has to overcome to achieve the goal, what’s stopping her/him and the dire consequences if she/he doesn’t succeed.
My own goal is to produce a readable, entertaining and thought provoking book at least once a year. But every now […]
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Speaking at conferences is one thing – you know what your defined role is, whether giving a talk, being a panel member or running a workshop. You are on the inside track, you prepare materials, you mix with attendees, carrying on discussions from your talks. You are giving back.
Attending a conference as a delegate […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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