Peter J Farmer shares his Top 10 Tips for starting a new business following the publication of his new creative start-up planner, the Newforms Business Path Journal. Buy a copy ...
Literature is full of dysfunctional duos and my new thriller, The Perfect Victim, is no exception. Sure, it’s about murder but at its heart lies an unravelling marriage. Emily and ...
There is something extremely emotional about re-visiting your family home especially when it was an Orphanage where you spent the first eleven years of your life. Yet this is no ...
I was born in Castleford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. For those who don’t know Yorkshire well, they might wonder what ‘Riding’ means (except when on horseback), whereas born and ...
J.E. D’Este Clark is a lover of all things Greek; the art, the culture, the myths and legends. For the last ten years she has been campaigning for the return ...
According to Tvtropes.org (a Wikipedia of tropes), a trope is "a shortcut for describing situations the storyteller can reasonably assume the audience will recognize." One of my favorite examples, space ...
Along with the trusty ol’ text message, Twitter, Tumblr, and other forms of social media have completely overhauled the way we communicate with one another over the past decade plus. ...
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a magic elixir which when added to the drink of someone we fancied would guarantee long lasting and true love? But of course real ...
‘Tis the season of mistletoe, holly, hot chocolate, shopping, shopping and more shopping as we scurry from one holiday event to another. It seems we never get everything done on ...
I love nothing better than cosying up under blankets with a hot chocolate, a tin of Celebrations and something winteresque on the TV. But for my PERFECT Christmas it would ...
Gearing up for the release of her new single, singer/songwriter Reema will tell the ghost story of an old man who kept a dark secret which died with his former ...
Author Valerie Mendes shares an overview of her writing day, following the release of her new teenage novel, Where Peacocks Scream: Like Cleopatra, my writing days are of infinite variety. ...
By BCR Fegan, author of The Grumpface and other fairytales published by TaleBlade There is something magical about fairy tales. They not only capture the imagination of children, but seem ...
You have to know your characters really well. This seems an obvious point to make, but it’s surprising just how well you have to get to know them. If someone behaves ...
Life-changing moments don’t come around very often, do they? In truth, we don’t tend to go looking for them. While we bemoan the boredom and monotony of life and the ...
In Wild Horses of Cumberland Island, renowned photographer Anouk Masson Krantz has captured dramatic scenery and breathtaking wildlife of Cumberland Island, a treasured coastal preserve along Georgia’s Atlantic coastline. A ...
There was a nasty tummy bug raging though the school. Our teacher addressed the dwindling class. “It’s very important,” he said, “to wash your hands after going to the toilet. ...
Christmas is a time of obligatory happiness: goodwill to all men and a cosy communal celebration marked by licensed excess. Which makes the unhappy Christmas even more poignant. Here are ...
Daniel Peltz has just released his new historical fiction novel, The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria, which is an incredible story of endurance and faith as it follows a church ...
by Mike Bayliss author of The Bedtimeasnaurus (published by Bespoke Book Publishing 14th November 2017) With many books being read to children its important that the book draws in not only the child ...
Susan Hogan is the protagonist of my Oak Grove Mystery series. I meant her to be a bit different than the stereotypical cozy heroine. To some extent, I succeeded, because ...
On this week’s episode of Britain’s Next Top Model, viewers unfortunately had to say goodbye to the incredibly talented Tamsin, but she’s not a woman who’ll let it keep her ...
I was the one around the campfire telling stories to frighten the other kids. The one watching a scary movie and laughing with glee rather than hiding under the seat. ...