I’ve been writing professionally now for the best part of ten years. I love the diversity of my work – every day is a little different, every client or editor has different needs and every project is unique. I love the fact that I get to write novels, stories, articles and chapters; and that I… Read More Pay Up or Shut Up
Accounting: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Nobes My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have often wondered what the difference between accounting and book-keeping is. As a ‘sole trader’ both as teacher and, in latter years, as writer I tread the thin line between just needing to keep accurate accounts for the taxman and… Read More Book Review: Accounting – A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Nobes
First published in Lancashire Life 1st June 2018 Theatre Review: Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense By Ken Powell Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) has opened its new summer season of plays with a cracking farce which I predict may well be the smash hit of the year. The classic books by P.G. Wodehouse… Read More Theatre Review: Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
500 Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have quite strict rules to decide on what makes a good fiction book but how do you decide for non-fiction? Especially given how different many non–fiction books are. Caroline Taggart’s book is a good example. On paper, a kind of… Read More Book Review: 500 Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
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