Number 25 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. I’m hardly an expert in perfume, but I fully understand why the ylang-ylang is a sought…
Number 24 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. X, of course, is the difficult one. How many xylophones, I wonder, among the blogs of…
Number 22 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Perhaps this isn’t an affliction, or not for everyone. I dare say some writers have secretaries…
Number 21 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Umpteen. That’s the number of revisions, drafts, deletions and tweaks before you finally decide to say…
Number 20 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. I must have been all of six when my parents took me to see my first concert.…
Number 18 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. How did it all begin? Were there any early symptoms that, if detected, could have been…
Number 13 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Why? Now that’s a good question. Why did I go through Meizius Publishing to bring out…
Number 12 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Sex is like a frying pan. Well, it can sizzle, yes, but that’s not really what…
Yesterday, in J is for James and Julian, I revealed the names of two of my favourite authors, and today you get a third: Kate Atkinson. I won’t say much about her, though, except she’s…
Number 10 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Actually, I’m not going to talk about Julian. The only reason he’s there is because (i)…