

MEET HARRIS HALKIADAKIS – THEO TO ME
Harris, most people call him, Harry, is the manager of IL Forno, which means the oven, of a taverna in Kalyves, Crete. To say he is...


How To Self-Publish
Once more I'm very grateful to Val Portelli for allowing me to post her - slightly tongue in cheek - missives on writing. Here is the...


CHIPS, SEAGULLS AND DRACULA - THE PORTSMOUTH NEWS PUBLISH MY STORY. YIPPEE.
Chips, Seagulls and Dracula by Rick Haynes I am sitting on my favourite bench watching the sea slowly swallow the sun for another day. I...


THIS IS ME
THIS IS ME – Rick Haynes I was born in South London, England, not long after the end of the Second World War. My family was poor, but I...


How to become an author in 20 easy lessons
I'm very grateful to Val Portelli for allowing me to post her - slightly tongue in cheek - missives on writing. Here is the first....


DO and DON'T
DO and DON’T Hi everyone. I asked a group of authors the following. Fancy a bit of fun - slightly serious? Let's put together a list of...


NOWHERE TO RUN NOWHERE TO HIDE
Scribble magazine have accepted my story Nowhere To Run Nowhere To Hide and it has been published in their latest summer magazine number...


CHOCOLATE CHUNKS AND A NEW RELATION?
The world is a small place indeed. How is it possible to meet the first people to buy, and leave a review of Chocolate Chunks in a world...


WHY DO WRITERS LOVE AN AMAZON REVIEW PART 2
I am most grateful to Kelly Erickson for her idiots guide to writing a book review. Apparently, many readers find writing a review...


DRABBLE PROMO FOR HEROES NEVER FADE
Landscape of the Gods. Shards of ice surge upwards to the heavens, their colour changing to burnished gold as the rays of the golden orb...