I was into my sixties when I began writing. Most successful writers took half a lifetime to hone their craft. Us silver scribblers have less time to smooth out those wrinkles in our writing that identify an apprentice wordsmith. This blog is about my own writing wrinkles. (You may prefer to call them laughter-lines but … Continue reading Laughter Lines
Absolute Beginners
I once thought proofreading might be a suitable retirement occupation, and signed up for an online course. I don’t know why I thought proofreading was for me. At work, whenever I penned an instruction leaflet or drafted an all-staff email, someone would read it through and always – every time – find errors and typos. … Continue reading Absolute Beginners
Beginning
With little as yet published, all I have to offer is what I've done wrong so far (that I'm aware of). Since I've only been writing for a short while, I still remember basic errors that more experienced writers have forgotten they ever committed. Here they are... Will anyone be interested? There's only one way … Continue reading Beginning
