For a number of years now, I have been meeting with this little group – Frances, Angela, and Paul (plus Gaynor who took the photo) – to exchange and critique each other’s writing. These monthly occasions take place at Nottingham Writer’s Studio and combine, certainly for me, high-quality feedback and suggestions on my actual writing with more general encouragement to persist when Read the full article…

Scarthin Books regularly features in newspaper articles on the ‘Best Independent Bookshops in Britain/The World/etc’ As well as being a wonderful source of new and second-hand books, the shop is a browser’s delight. Coming Soon And I have extra cause to be grateful to Scarthin who have regularly stocked – and sold – copies of my Read the full article…