I took a little step back in time today and turned into my mum. I recreated something that she used to use on me when I was a child. Today I did ‘The Look’. You know the look I mean. It stems from the maternal knowledge of your child’s ways. You… more

It’s over. You have finished another submission and pressed the BBOD (Black Button of Death)! Please follow these 10 basic steps very carefully: 1. Breathing – breathing is good and must be accomplished at all costs. 2. Close the laptop – this is not the time to do another non-essential… more

It’s the moment you see a story in your mind. It’s when your heart races as you finally create your first character. It’s the many cups of tea going cold on the worktop as you battle through another chapter. It’s the loads of washing sitting in the machine for days… more