Welcome to the climax of, the writing of Blood and Bandages. I hope the story, warts and all, has inspired potential writers and interested the book’s many fans. I have little to say other than that because the launch marks the moment a book leaves the creative creche and enters the outside world to stand or… Continue reading…
This blog first appeared in 2017. I’m re-posting it for the book’s many admirers and to give an insight into the writing process warts and all. As I discovered, there’s no magic formula and passion, resilience and determination are essential in order to reach the finish line. ——————————————————————- So there I was, paralysed… Continue reading…
Over the last few months, I’ve been re-publishing the blogs I wrote in 2017 about my journey from initial idea to publication of Blood and Bandages. It’s a chance for me to share the process, highs and lows and tenacity required to bring a project to a conclusion. Obviously now it’s tinged with sadness because… Continue reading…
Instead of re-posting the fifth part of, ‘the writing of Blood and Bandages’, today I pay tribute to my dear friend and co-author, Bill Earl, who passed away peacefully on 11th March 2022. He was two months shy of his 107th birthday. Our friendship began when William was 94. By then, he had already lived… Continue reading…
This blog was first published in March 2017, in the lead up to the launch of Blood and Bandages. I’m republishing it now for the books many fans and to inspire other writers to carry on, come what may. They say writing is a marathon not a sprint. I agree. I started my marathon without… Continue reading…
Welcome to part three of the story of writing Blood and Bandages, my first ever book. I’m sharing this journey with the book’s many fans, and to inspire other writers to have faith in their projects and carry on regardless. As this part reveals, some problems are foreseeable, others can pounce on you from nowhere.… Continue reading…
This blog first appeared in 2017, and is the second of six blogs on how I wrote Blood and Bandages. Part one is here. I’m sharing my journey with the book’s many fans and to encourage new writers who may be faltering with their projects. Writing isn’t easy and the route is littered with pot-holes.… Continue reading…
This blog first appeared in 2017 and forms one of six parts on how I wrote Blood and Bandages. It’s designed to tell the inside story of the book to its many fans and to inspire new writers to have faith in their stories, keep going despite setbacks and follow their passion. I’m not special.… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you enjoyed Cowspiracy. It was a revelation to me but then I saw Irene, one of my regular readers. She’d heard the same message way back in the ’70s from Delia Smith and Colin Spencer. I didn’t know whether to be delighted or disappointed. Either way, we are still keen to… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’ve not posted recently, (broken ankle, nuff said), so I’m going to dive straight in with an introduction to my current writing project, William Earl: Memoir of a World War Two Nursing Orderly. You may be familiar with the name because William contributed to the last series of,… Continue reading…