An article in ALCS news got me thinking about my writing day. Not every day is a writing day. But then if I’m gardening, playing golf, sailing, or shopping, I might also be thinking through a plot idea, or turning an unsatisfactory phrase over in my head. If I am...

I stayed in my college overnight on Friday, following the Aularean Golf Society AGM, and finally visited the exhibition Write Cut Rewrite at the Weston Library. There is something magical about seeing the handwritten manuscripts of great authors with their crossing...

I am very happy for all those who have received the exam results they were hoping for, and are now looking forward to university, apprenticeships, or the world of work. It doesn’t feel like forty-six years since I was in the same position. After A levels and the...

Yesterday I received emails from two of my college friends within fifty minutes of each other. The last time Ian had emailed me was almost a year ago. Bob had emailed me in June this year. There was no connection other than they are both friends and would completely...

I recently posted about the Dartmouth Book Festival, so here’s an update. I have now received a copy of the brochure and the author’s agreement. As previously mentioned I will be on the Historical Fiction Panel with Tim Pears. We will be interviewed by John Suchet....

Chris Patten, Lord Patten of Barnes, is interviewed in this months Oxford Alumni News. He has served as Chancellor of the university since 2003. Chris Patten was elected as conservative MP for Bath in 1979 which is the year I matriculated at Oxford, and Bath is now...

During a wonderful weekend with our friends Angie and Frank, we dined in Chichester. The oldest building in Chichester is the Saxon church of Saint Olave, built in 1050. My immediate thoughts were of what those who built the church and worshipped there were soon to...

An article in ALCS news got me thinking about my writing day. Not every day is a writing day. But then if I’m gardening, playing golf, sailing, or shopping, I might also be thinking through a plot idea, or turning an unsatisfactory phrase over in my head. If I am...

I stayed in my college overnight on Friday, following the Aularean Golf Society AGM, and finally visited the exhibition Write Cut Rewrite at the Weston Library. There is something magical about seeing the handwritten manuscripts of great authors with their crossing...

I am very happy for all those who have received the exam results they were hoping for, and are now looking forward to university, apprenticeships, or the world of work. It doesn’t feel like forty-six years since I was in the same position. After A levels and the...

Yesterday I received emails from two of my college friends within fifty minutes of each other. The last time Ian had emailed me was almost a year ago. Bob had emailed me in June this year. There was no connection other than they are both friends and would completely...

I recently posted about the Dartmouth Book Festival, so here’s an update. I have now received a copy of the brochure and the author’s agreement. As previously mentioned I will be on the Historical Fiction Panel with Tim Pears. We will be interviewed by John Suchet....

Chris Patten, Lord Patten of Barnes, is interviewed in this months Oxford Alumni News. He has served as Chancellor of the university since 2003. Chris Patten was elected as conservative MP for Bath in 1979 which is the year I matriculated at Oxford, and Bath is now...

During a wonderful weekend with our friends Angie and Frank, we dined in Chichester. The oldest building in Chichester is the Saxon church of Saint Olave, built in 1050. My immediate thoughts were of what those who built the church and worshipped there were soon to...