While I might write in British English and know a lot about cricket, rugby and what makes for a great pint, it seems that my Australian colonial connection with the Mother Country ends at about where the titles of my books begin. Not to put too finer point on it, maybe I should reward all…
We all know the line, ‘It was twenty years ago today that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play.’ But goodness me, doesn’t time fly. So much so that I just did some mental arithmetic and believe the song should now start with ‘It was sixty-five years ago today…..’ Perhaps I should have noticed this…
We all know there is a publishing and ebook war going on and as in any war there will be winners and losers as well as casualties along the way. But as an independent author, I don’t want any part of it. I just want to write and hopefully sell some books. Not die on…
There was a time long, long ago in the days when books were books that the singular most important issues that needed careful attention before publishing were editing, proof reading and choosing the typography. Once that first proof copy hit your eyes, you knew all the work was over and your book was born and…
One of my greatest culinary discoveries since arriving in Switzerland just has to be Rösti. Yes, everyone knows about our famous Fondue, but Rösti is much more versatile and can be served in so many different forms and as an accompaniment to so many other foods. However, the real fame of Rösti is that it…
I do have a day job. Although I rabbit on a lot about writing, social media and my dog, I don’t mention my day job very often on my blog. So for those of you who may not know, I fill my days being an adult EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher. That is, teaching adults…
