Blog Posts

  • Goodbye Evernote, Hello Simplenote

    Simplenote launched a client for Linux at the end of March, 2016. As a longstanding Evernote premium user, frustrated initially by the fact there’s no…

  • How Writers Write: M. A. Griffin

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • Microbits. Really?

    The BBC likes to think it single handedly ignited the 80’s UK programming boom thanks to its BBC B micro. Well, maybe so. If you…

  • Focus 65

    Focus 65

    “How Long Does it Take to Write a Novel” appears in Focus 65.

  • Learning the C Button Accordion Part Two

    I’ve been playing the C button accordion for two months now. Here’s what I’ve noticed I’m really good at the piano accordion. This isn’t me…

  • How Writers Write: Tricia Sullivan

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • Swearing in a Suit

    Last week I headed into Manchester to do some writing, as I often do on Wednesdays. An hour in a coffee shop to go through…

  • EXIF: WordPress Images Appear Rotated

    I recently encountered a problem with images appearing rotated whilst updating the latest posting in the How Writers Write feature on this WordPress powered website.…

  • How Writers Write: Michael Cobley

    How Writers Write is monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their experience.…

  • Shorthand

    A few years ago I was travelling back to Manchester by train. I couldn’t help overhearing the phone conversation of the person sitting opposite me.…

  • Learning the C Button Accordion

    This Christmas I took the plunge and began learning the button accordion. As I spent quite a frustrating time on the internet trying to find…

  • How Writers Write 2015 Review

    How Writers Write launched in 2015. It was intended to be a series of guest posts where established writers invited you into their workspaces, revealed…