Whenever we visit a new location we look out for county or regional magazines. They often have items of interest for our trip and many will offer a new market to write for. Some of these titles are really only showcasing local social events and don't... Read more

Still haven't visited the sales this year but they continue to make their mark on others. Family members have shared their successes in the field and I have had a success of a different kind. The current issue of Best of British uses a piece I submit... Read more

Things have been pretty quiet on the writing front recently and then, like buses, three things came along at once. I had a letter published in a writing magazine on a subject which had already been the theme for an article elsewhere. Then I le... Read more

Things are looking up once more on the writing front. After the return of a number of long retained items recently and deathly silence from editors I had queried regarding articles it was good to be asked to write another article for a parenting mag ... Read more

Yesterday our latest issue of Best of British magazine was delivered and one piece was very familiar.   Back in 2006, at the end of a story involving cycling, the editor requested other cycling stories. I had a piece written by my father descr... Read more

Yesterday we embarked on a trip to visit Compton Verney in Warwickshire, a country house that now houses an art gallery and holds exhibitions, courses and talks. True to form it ended up as a pootle. When your route takes you past the site of ... Read more

I thought I did pretty well for keeping track of writing sent out. It is not as though I have reams of the stuff out there at any one time. I have a spreadsheet to list each item as it is sent and I also list things by magazine titles so I thought I ... Read more

Pleasant surprise this morning when the postman brought a letter containing a cheque for £25. Eventually worked out it was for a tip I had submitted to a magazine - but which tip?   At the end of last year I found I was writing several d... Read more

Over the past few years I have tried to photograph wild flowers in season and one of the first to show is the snowdrop. Often out during January in favourable spots, February and early March are usually the time to go looking for them. Their a... Read more

Having now completed the family round and returned from visiting our son I thought it was time to take stock of things from the past year. Checking my list of queries and submissions I was surprised to see how many were unresolved.   A ... Read more