As a writer I don’t see many of my peers talking about CPD and furthering their craft. Let’s normalise that.

When can I stop reading this book? I recently had a book that just didn’t work for me, but how long should I give it before it becomes a dreaded DNF. How long do you give a book?

Most of us set goals at the start of the year, but do we ever review them and would we like what we find? I take a look at how my writing plans have been shaping up so far.

Can Lee Child and the BBC help you write a popular thriller? In their joint course, Writing popular fiction, author Lee Child takes us through his experience in crafting the Reacher series. Child provides insights and tips which we can apply to our own writing journey.