by David West | Apr 13, 2023 | News
Brian Feinblum gave me some book publicity coaching last year. He asked me how many facebook friends I had, to which my reply was around twenty. “That’s hopeless, you need thousands’, he replied. He also gave me some tips on how to achieve that, which I have been...
by David West | Apr 10, 2023 | News
Claire and I start most days with the New York Times Wordle puzzle. Then we move onto Quordle. Finally, after completing Sudoku, I feel my brain is ready for writing or researching. Judging by my facebook friends, Wordle is very popular. I post my results and then my...
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...
