As part of my work as Patron of Reading for the wonderful Larbert High School, I recently judged the best creative writing examples from the Higher English class....
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My weekly tip for writers is this: All writing needs a strong, appropriate and coherent voice. And non-fiction needs it as much as fiction does. To explain further:...
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A funny thing happened when Blame My Brain was first published in 2005. Publication date was September but it was available a couple of weeks early, at the...
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Drop into this section to learn more about my books for young people and info for schools. All my books are different, so I hope there's one (or more...) that you might enjoy. 
I give honest advice to writers about all aspects of writing, publication and promotion. So honest, in fact, that I'm known as the Crabbit Old Bat. I also critique MSS and submissions - honestly. 
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