Playing with art for exciting character development
Playing with Artbreeder and renaissance portraits to create faces for characters in Elin’s Story, my historical novel.
Scar tissue: pain and memory, a portable anthology
The scar tissue on my body is a portable anthology of stories of damage and recovery, but the scars are fading now, or becoming camoflaged.
Far flung writing: telling stories from a distance
Far Flung: Announcing the forthcoming publication of an anthology of writing celebrating a decade of the Writers Abroad authors community.
Jamestown, Accra: walking through history with Collins and Lee
Jamestown, Accra – Day three of our visit to Ghana, Mrs SC and I joined a walking tour of Jamestown with Collins and Lee.
Historical fiction by Warlight: The Moon’s Account
Historical fiction in the third quarter of 2020 – a reading diary entry covering four historical novels and a three other books.
What does it take to be a creative writer?
A call for tips on how to be a creative writer. Surely the skills I’ve developed as a content writer ought to be transferable?
September the Diva – a dramatic seasonal poem
September the Diva was the first poem of mine to be accepted for publication since my student days. It won a prize too!
Enjoy heritage rail in these delightful pictures!
The heritage railway enthusiasts of the Bergslagernas Järnvägssällskap ran a steam train trip on Sunday last. Here’s a photo essay from my camera.
Let’s taxi with the flow in Accra
Taxi Accra: Our first full day in Ghana, Mrs SC and I set out to find the main tourist information centre, and inadvertently explore Accra by taxi.
Bringing up the Bodies from Wolf Hall
Bring up the Bodies from Wolf Hall: a discussion of point of view in Hilary Mantel’s fantastic trilogy, and a discussion of character names.