'The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.'

Jules Renard (1864-1910), Journal

General Writing Links

The Society of Authors

National Association of Writers in Education

British Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Wordpool  - The children's book site for parents, teachers and writers.

BBC Get Writing Index  - A series of useful articles about different areas of writing.

Writers-circles.com  - A directory of UK writers circles, courses and workshops updated for 2009.


Personal Links

My Blog

My Twitter Page

Meadowside Children's Books - Uncle Alonzo's publishers.

Shadow Road Productions - My little theatre company.

Shadow Road's Official Blog



Karen King - It was Karen's course on Writing Children's Fiction that helped me make the leap from keen writer to aspiring author.  She was encouraging, enthusiastic and extremely generous with both her time and her advice - the ideal teacher!

Britishexpat.com  - As well as being a comprehensive and fun one-stop shop for expats, this site was the first place to offer my writing an online home!

WriteWords Writers' Community  

Nik Perring's Blog - Nik Perring is a writer and workshop leader from north west England and author of the children's book, I Met a Roman Last Night, What Did You Do?  A fellow WriteWorder, Nik is always first to offer advice and support in the face of any writing-related dilemma!  His website can be found here.

Barnes Literary Society - This flourishing local society has played host to a number of distinguished speakers from a wide variety of literary backgrounds, as well as arranging several visits to places of particular literary interest.

The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

The Athlone Trust - A charity I am involved with that helps adopted children with special needs.


Other Writers' Websites & Blogs

Anne Brooke 

Claire Allan

Emma Darwin

Charlotte Duckworth  

Lisa Glass

Roger Morris

Luisa Plaja

Sarah Stovell 


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