Our nearest town, Wiveliscombe, has a tartan. This is a recent development. Initially, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the idea of a Somerset...
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One feeds mind and soul, the other feeds the body. Apart from providing nourishment, there are other parallels between food and books. The 2023 Winner...
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On Saturday night, we popped along to a nearby pub with friends to check out what the food was like; it had recently swapped hands...
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Choosing a cover for a novel can sometimes feel as though it involves as much head-scratching and chin-tugging as writing the book. The initial cover...
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Who knew that when AI started to assert itself, it would turn out to be a prude? It is a Handmaid’s Tale level prude. It...
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By the Time Dawn Breaks, a tale of mystery and magic in the Canary Islands is and isn’t a work of fiction. The characters in...
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Andy and I didn’t know it at the time, but our very first commission for a travel article back in 2004 taught us a number...
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I can’t remember the last time I sent a pitch for a travel article to a newspaper or magazine. It’s something that doesn’t really interest...
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I’d promised myself I wouldn’t be overly judgemental. I wouldn’t let our experience of working with a specialist walking company for over a decade get...
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