by David West | Apr 9, 2023 | News
My last post concerning oak was way back on 5th September last year. That post was inspired by the oak we had bought to replace the rotten legs on our garden swing. Naturally the swing in question is a bench type of swing, not the children’s playground variety....
by David West | Apr 5, 2023 | News
I enjoy spinning a good yarn, particularly my Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. Because I write historical fiction, my research must be thorough. In the latest book, Called to Account, I have been very thorough with my medical research. I wont give you any spoilers, but...
by David West | Apr 2, 2023 | News
Many of my author friends on facebook have experimented with ChatGBT. Their results have been very impressive. The stories they’ve asked it to write, have been convincing and entertaining. It’s difficult to perceive that they’ve been written by a machine. The only...
by David West | Mar 31, 2023 | News
It’s always a joy when Red Herrings, the CWA bulletin, flops through the letterbox. There are two articles which drew my attention in this issue. Liz Mistry tells us how writing can be a form of exorcism, exploring our mental demons, and purging them. Certainly I...
by David West | Mar 30, 2023 | Readers Club
I read this book yesterday. It’s a short book of poetry and only took me an hour and a half to read. Reading it is like gazing through the window of a dungeon and seeing the torment of a tortured soul. Although there are some places where my inner grammar policeman...
