by Geoffrey | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
You may think a historical novelist ought to have a degree in history. You might be surprised to learn that I have not. Will you hold that against me? I do have History A-Level. That is as far as my official study of the subject goes. Is that what...
by Geoffrey | Jan 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have to say I am not a great fan of short stories, but writing some of them last year was an interesting exercise. It made me work on cutting the waffle and focusing on the main points. I do not think I have succeeded all that well. The problem I find with most...
by Geoffrey | Jan 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I hope you know about the Mystery Thriller Week in February. I know it lasts for 10 days not 7 but that is its official name: Mystery Thriller Week. I will be joining in lots of the events and am really looking forward to it. It should be fun for bloggers, readers,...
by Geoffrey | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
There has been a divide among historians, including history teachers, between those who believe in teaching ‘History from Above’ and those who believe in ‘History from Below’. When I was at school, almost everyone accepted that teaching history...
by Geoffrey | Jan 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
You may think I should have written, ‘from where do writers get their ideas?’ but there you are. I think there are two kinds of writer: those who struggle to get ideas and those, like me, who get too many. Some people get an idea for a book and work on it in a focused...
