“An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.”


“An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.” Niels Bohr, physicist, Danish, Nobel Prize  

“An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.”

First Monday Mentoring January – one way to help your writing in 2018


When you start out as a writer – and even after you’re established, you’re bombarded with more advice than you can possibly use. At conferences and workshops you’ll hear about the ‘rules’ of writing. If you’re in a critique group, every member will have a different take on your work. Many books on writing give […]

First Monday Mentoring January – one way to help your writing in 2018

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland Was Born On This Day.


Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, DStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was an English novelist who wrote romance novels, one of the best selling authors as well as one of the most prolific and commercially successful worldwide of the 20th century. Her 723 novels were translated into 38 languages and she continues to be referenced in the Guinness World Records for the most novels published in a single year in 1977.

Congratulations; Fail Until You Succeed!


Do you ever feel discouraged by the amount of attempts you make at trying to get something right? I do!!!!!! Just after I wrote the quote below and added it to a picture I took on Canva with my print over lay, I couldn’t remember how to upload it and I had to ask my […]

Congratulations; Fail Until You Succeed!

Daily Quote: Rules for Writing


“There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – W. Somerset Maugham Follow these links to see more: Quotes Poetry Flash fiction 6-word stories (Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash)

Daily Quote: Rules for Writing

Good writing is . . .


“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”

Paula Danziger

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