Category Archives: writing

Replay – Guest author, Judith Barrow – memories, a short story and a new book!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I am very happy to share again a post from Judith Barrow, a fellow Yorkshire lass. When I asked her if she would like to write a guest post, I didn’t expect so many familiar memories, a short story… and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, England, fiction, History, Humour, Landscape, Photography, writing | Tagged Amazon Kindle, childhood, Honno authors, memories, Saddleworth, short story, social history, yorkshire | 101 Comments

Replay: Guest Post – Nicholas C. Rossis: Finding Inspiration

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Nicholas C. Rossis is the award winning author of a number of books, including the superb Pearseus series that cleverly blends the best of Sci-Fi with elements of mythology and philosophy, as well as the delightful Runaway Smile, a children’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, writing | Tagged Amazon Kindle, anthology, creative writing, fiction, guest post, new book, Nicholas Rossis, short story, writing process | 35 Comments

Replay -Guest Post – What do you look for in magical beasts?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Charles Yallowitz was kind enough to join me in June as a guest. As part of the Christmas replay, I share once again his post about the magical beasts that populate the pages of fantasy. Charles is the author of … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, fantasy, fiction, Guest post, Lord of the Rings, writing | Tagged balrog, Charles E Yallowitz, dragon, epic fantasy, Legends of Windemere, magic | 19 Comments

Replay – …oh, sweet Blogging, why do I LUV thee… let me count the ways… Guest post from Seumas Gallacher

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Sue Vincent

This year I have been privileged to have a number of writers as my guests and as we approach Christmas, I thought it would be good to share their posts again. In January I had the pleasure of handing over … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, writing | Tagged advice, blog, google, guest blogger., personal journey, Social networks, twitter, writing | 35 Comments

Replay – Meet Sally Cronin : The Black Sheep.

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Sue Vincent

As we approach Christmas, I thought it would be a nice idea to look back at some of the guests who have shared the page with me this year. All of them are authors and with Christmas coming up, books … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Guest post, longreads, writing | Tagged black sheep, Cader Idris, health, Life, memoirs, nutrition, radio presenter, standing out from the crowd, TV host, Wales | 125 Comments

Requested to perform by a lady, a guest post by Tallis Steelyard

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I have always had a passion for the subtle language of the fan, often a lady’s most formidable weapon. In this instance, it was enough to bring the inimitable Tallis, a poet of some renown, to my domain. Every once … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, Christmas, fantasy, fiction, Humour, Poetry, writing | Tagged Amazon, author, ebook, guest post, kindle, new book, Tallis Steelyard | 7 Comments

The dog-eared blogger

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I remember starting blogging and looking with absolute awe at those bloggers who had followers. Any followers. Those who had followers numbering into the impossible realms of four figures must, I thought, be famous people… writers, artists, social commentators. Or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Dogs, writing | Tagged Indie, milestones, publishing, stats, wordpress | 57 Comments

Gift wrapped

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

My son called me to ask if I’d seen what he’d been up to. I duly admired the striking new layout of his blog, acknowledging the amount of work that had gone into making it visually memorable, particularly for Nick … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Friendship, Love, Nick Verron, Spirituality, writing | Tagged book by its covr, judging people, prejudice, wrapping gifts | 21 Comments

Worlds unfolding

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Every time we pick up a pen or lay our fingers on the keys to write, we engage in a process of which much is written, but I wonder how much is really known? We know there is a process… … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Photography, Spirituality, writing | Tagged BeWoW, imagination, inner stillness, meditation, Meister Eckhart, thought, Writer’s Quote Wednesday | 35 Comments

A new day

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Winter usually creeps in slowly, almost unnoticed, as autumn slows to its end. Not this year. On Thursday I headed north wearing a short sleeved T-shirt. On Friday I drove back from the meeting through a blizzard. Temperatures had dropped, … Continue reading →