I listened to a review of the new “Legally blonde” musical, teeth gritted, and was as pleasantly surprised by its… more »

“Of all fatiguing, futile, empty trades, the worst, I suppose, is writing about writing.”
Hilaire Belloc
I’ve just finished reading… more »

A couple of chapters in a book called “Write: A Step by Step Guide to Successful Creative Writing” by Sarah… more »

Writing clubs are great aren’t they?  A bunch of writers discussing their art, socializing with like-minded people, getting appraisal for… more »

How fleshy do your characters need to be? Do they need to be fleshed out at all? I’ve just written… more »

My daughter watches the film Mamma Mia two to three hundred times every day, so I know the story inside… more »

Natural justice shapes most dramatic stories. What do I mean by that? Natural justice is the idea that the right… more »

If you think an antagonist is the hero’s opponent you are wrong. The dictionary might tell you that an antagonist… more »

A good story is nothing more than information organised in such a way as to keep its audience gripped. A… more »

I’m reading “On Writing” by Stephen King (the first half is excellent) and was struck by some advice he gave… more »