Blog Posts

  • 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…

  • Upgraded to Windows 10 and Ubuntu 15.10

    … and that’s it. Absolutely no problems at all. I didn’t even have to reinstall GRUB as some sites warned me I’d have to. That’s…

  • The Dream Paris Blog Tour

    The Dream Paris Blog Tour

    September 11th Launch Party: Manifesto September 19th Jacey Bedford: Tales from the Typeface September 29th Geeky Library:  A deleted scene from Dream Paris No More…

  • The First Time I’ve Written the Word Chutzpah

    I’m pretty sure the title of this post is the first time I’ve written the word Chutzpah. That last sentence was probably the second. It’s…

  • How Writers Write: Juliet E McKenna

    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.…