I sat beside Susan while her mother Mary rushed into the living room to phone for an ambulance. As Susan lay on the bed I could hear her breathing becoming shallower and more erratic. It was heart-breaking watching her young life ebbing away but I had to stay strong. I thought back over the years […]
I was looking through some YouTube videos recently when I came across an amazing video by Master Penman Jake Weidmann. In the video Jake gives us a brief glimpse into the life of a Master Penman and the beautiful, awe inspiring, work he produces using pen and ink. In today’s world we so often use […]
I recently came across this old poem by G. Nolst Trenité which highlights some of the many inconsistencies with the way English words are pronounced. See how quickly, and how far, you can read through it after downing a few Gin & Tonics! Dearest creature in creation,Study English pronunciation.I will teach you in my verseSounds […]
I have heard Rejection Letters come in many forms but I recently received my first. It is often said “Teach a man to read and he will be excited and grateful. Teach a man to write and he will become full of self-doubt and depressed.” Such is life. As Writers we can spend many hours […]
I was quite excited to discover that Suffolk Libraries have launched their Suffolk Writes initiative which is a new way we can get our work published through Suffolk Libraries. We can submit our manuscript to them in ePub format, and, if approved, our book will be made available for library customers to borrow via the […]
If, like myself, you enjoy writing and interacting with fellow Writers (especially if you live in Suffolk) then I would highly recommend The Suffolk Writers Group run by Mai Black (links to their FaceBook Group and website). I joined their FaceBook group a couple of days ago and am already loving its active, friendly, and […]