I wanted this post to just be a brief note to record my thoughts about what The Ripper’s enduring legacy might be. It’s a significant day today, 31s August. It is the anniversary of the murder of Mary Ann Nichols; Polly, as her friends and family would have called her.

Every writer has a hoard of old ideas sitting abandoned in a dusty drawer on scraps of paper or hiding in a computer drive somewhere, all waiting to be dusted down, revisited, reworked, refreshed and brought to life; a treasure trove of hidden gems.

Do we judge a book by its cover? It’s the instant impact that cover art makes that will stop us in our tracks and make us pause…and buy the book, doesn’t it?

Have you ever received advice about embracing the seasons in order to enhance your writing? But how hard is it to write un-seasonally when you have a deadline to meet, or just need to get that work in progress completed before moving on to the next project? Let’s think about writing Christmas stories in a July heatwave…

Musings on how ideas for my poetry book, Beyond the Blue, were generated over time.

The only obstacle in the way of my writing a novel…is me. Here’s what has motivated me to finally get it started.

Many writers dream that one day their book will be found on a library shelf and earlier this year that is where I found mine. It got me pondering about how we, as writers, might find a way to achieve our dreams…

A quiet corner at a cafe makes a perfect spot for today’s Writing Away Day.

Being part of a writing community can provide powerful support for your writing. In this post I share what I have learned from being part of several writing groups. Writing need not be a totally solitary pursuite!

Spring into refreshed creativity. Spring is here! At least, it is in the northern hemisphere, and, according to the scions of social media and the internet, it's the perfect time to get your writing mojo back

This is me, Jackie Anderson!