Secrets and Lives

I saw a really excellent play last Saturday – The Witness, by Vivienne Franzmann. I see a lot of plays, and this was one of the best I’ve seen recently. Playing at The Jerwood Royal Court Theatre, the play is brilliantly acted by the three actors who...

Less is more

On Monday, I watched a film that I’d recorded last week, The Young Victoria. I’d seen the film before and remembered it for its lovely romantic moments. After a hectic weekend, I felt like losing myself again in the romance between the young Victoria...

Don’t do as I so nearly did

Yes, you’ve seen this photo before. Heather is mentioned in my blog today because last week she saved me from doing something stupid. That something stupid involved A Dangerous Heart, my People’s Friend Pocket Novel which was published in March. I’ve...

Showing too little

‘Telling, not showing’ is a criticism that authors may sometimes hear about their work. It means that the author is telling the reader what happened, or is happening, rather than showing what happened through dialogue and/or incident. Those words ran...