Many of my readers here possibly do not know that I am a passionate birder. In fact, I write a very popular birding blog called Trevor’s Birding (click here). It is one of the most popular of its type with many hundreds of daily visitors. Heaps of photos too. One of the essential tools of [...]

A few weeks ago I finished reading the novel for teenagers called Treasure Hunters written by Australian author Allan Baillie. What an entertaining read it proved to be. I’d read some of Allan’s books before but I forget which ones. On checking his website I found out how truly prolific his writing career has been. [...]

Today’s quote: “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Yoda in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Fact: Many people would like to write a book. Fact: Few people actually start writing a book. Fact: Very few people actually finish writing a book. Fact: Of those that finish writing a book, very [...]

I bought this book some time ago but only recently finished reading it. I had read about it in many other books about writing. Everyone raved about how wonderful the book was and so I thought I’d treat myself. I must say that, as a book about writing, it disappointed me at first. I guess [...]

Today’s quote: “I would love to write a book, but unfortunately, I don’t have a pen.” (Unknown source – it came to me from a Facebook friend) We might laugh at a saying like this, but for some people, any simple excuse is enough to stop them from writing. Some common excuses are: I don’t [...]