Hey dudes – as I believe the young people say. I'm so passionate about promoting great books for teenagers (and everyone else) that I've turned yesterday's post into a video review and podcast. Remember, if you have a favourite book or two that deserves more attention,  whether indie or trad published, mention it on twitter […]

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A Great Book for Teenagers – Classic Fantasy & Magic Video Review – The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo

I've been lucky enough to meet and spend some time with Sir Terry Pratchett a couple of times in my life and I wanted to share those memories and pay tribute to Sir Terry on this very sad day. He was a warm, generous and genuinely humorous man and he will be much missed by […]

My Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett

Here's an audio version of A Face at the Window – a free short story. If you'd like to read it yourself, here's a link to part 1: A Face at the Window Part 1 And if you're intrigued by my mini-series tomfooleries, then you might like to know that the previous free story min-series was […]

Listen to a Free Short Story – A Face at the Window

Give your ears a treat with this free audio story Quite a few people have told me that they've enjoyed reading Floorboards which is a dark short story that you can see here.  But if you'd prefer to sit back and listen, here it is: If you'd like to download the mp3, you'll get free access […]

Free Audio Story – Floorboards

Another free short story for your listening enjoyment. Sit back, relax, pour yourself a large glass of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda (or the household cleaning product of your choice*) and listen to me reading you a short story. The reading was recorded “as live” – so it's as near to a live performance as I […]

Listen to a Free Audio Story – A Monster Under the Bed

A free short horror story, written and read by me, just for your listening pleasure. Please be aware that, like many Christmas stories, this one is a little macabre.  I do hope you enjoy it Get the MP3 If you'd like to get your hands on the mp3 version of this Xmas tale, you can sign […]

Listen to me Read a Free Short Xmas Horror Story

In honour of Black Friday this year, I've written a short horror story, with Black Friday as the title – though this is no ordinary story of sales and special offers. It's something altogether darker. You can either: Read the story yourself here Watch me read it aloud here or just listen to me read it […]

Podcast – Black Friday – a Horror Story

Welcome to all intrepid writers embarking on NaNoWriMo.  I've recorded a vlog which I hope will help you on your way. Please note – my main hope for this video is that it will make you smile and nudge you in the direction of not taking yourself too seriously. Anyway, why record a vlog and […]

NaNoWriMo – An Inspirational PepTalk

A few more writing tips that have worked for me this week: changing my writing workspace, digital fasting, planning time for social media, and figuring out a word count target for my writing. The Writing Tips Podcast Subscribe to the podcast: follow via email follow via itunes Mentioned in the show: Writing Resources from Joanna […]

Vlog – Writing Tips That Work For Me

We all have days where the writing just doesn't seem to flow to well. Here are some of my ideas and suggestions for what to do on those days, and a few pitfalls to avoid. Podcast Here's the audio file: You can play it here, right-click and save, receive it via email or subscribe via […]

What to do on the Days You Don’t Feel Like Writing

The Journey of a Fiction Writer including Readings

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