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Bridge of Spies: Movie Review

Bridge of Spies is a Cold War spy movie based on the true story of an exchange of American and Soviet spies. It stars Tom Hanks as James Donovan and Mark…

Spectre – Movie Review

Spectre is the fourth James Bond film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. Also starring are Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra, Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser, and Léa Seydoux…

The Art of the Novel

I was recently commissioned to write a chapter for a new creative writing book, called The Art of the Novel. My chapter is about how not to bore…

Novel Editing: Fix Your Grammar

Correct grammar is one of the critical distinctions between a successful writer and an unsuccessful one. Sadly, many beginning writers neglect it. As part of a new series…

Copy Editing – a Guide for Authors

My first commercially published novel, A Kill in the Morning came out in 2014, and working on it with a professional editor taught me about the process of copy…

The Gun Seller: Book Review

The Gun Seller was written by Hugh Laurie and published in 1996. Critics often describe it as one of the best comedy espionage novels ever written. The Gun Seller: Title…

Mr. and Mrs. Smith – Movie Review

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a comedy thriller starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who discover they are both assassins. Mr. and Mrs. Smith:…

Pattern Recognition: Book Review

Pattern Recognition was William Gibson’s first non-science-fiction novel, although it shares much of the style of his cyberpunk novels. He published it in 2003 as the first part of the…

The Top Five Best James Bond Title Sequences

The James Bond title sequence, like much to do with the phenomenon that is James Bond movies, is iconic. You know you are watching a Bond movie just…

How to Use an iPhone for Writing your Novel

I’m a commercially published author, so I’ve been through the process of writing a novel several times and know that inspiration can strike at any time. I’ve learnt…