Last month I went to a joint 50th birthday party for two of my cousins, Davina and Sharon. Whilst there, I was helped out with my dinner by one of our friends, Jimmy Biesty, who clearly didn't...

I got out of the habit of posting blogs here. I started doing them on Facebook, and over time I kind of forgot about the blog feature on my own website. I was reminded of it yesterday, when I...

I got out of the habit of posting blogs here. I started doing them over on Facebook, and over time I kind of forgot about the blog feature on my own website. I was reminded of it yesterday, when I...

I've been giving the future a lot of thought over the last few months, as I prepared for the arrival of our baby daughter, Gaia. Writing has been very important to me for a long, long time, but...

I received a really nice email from a fan today:

I just wanted to say "Thanks". I am an aspiring writer, as most of us are, and the Writing Tips portion of your blog really helped me get...

There were lots of posts over on my Twitter account last night, from UK fans who caught the "Cirque Du Freak" movie on ITV2. I know lots of hardcore Shansters hated the film, but I have to be...