"In which a word or a phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally apply to in order to imply a resemblance."...

I recently completed a Masters in Creative Writing but in this short course, @OUFreeLearning, - 'What happens to you when you read?' I...

wrote 'On Another Man's Wounds' while in exile in South America between 1929 and 1932. O'Malley, a middle class medical student, joined...

Winter is definitely here in Leicester. Enjoy!

Just finished reading Wounds by Fergal Keane. In it Keane tells the story of his grandmother, Hannah Purtill. A Kerrywoman, she was born...

The first real sunshine on yellow narcissus at the bottom of the garden.

Michael is a long-time Liverpool FC fan. Here he is with two of his grandsons; James and Cillian. Out for a walk on a breezy day in...

This is a super book about writing novels. It's all about really in-depth planning and I have found it absolutely eye-opening. For...

This book won the Pulizer Prize for History in 2008. I'm writing the second novel where my protagonist Annie Power, has arrived in New...

I love looking at the poetry in songs. This one for example: Bob Dylan & The Band "Forever Young" - A Tribute To Bob Dylan...

I'm reading this book about how knowledge was transmitted from the time of the Ancient Greeks, through the Middle East, into Spain with...

Just finished reading Strumpet City by James Plunkett. I'm in awe of the lyrical writing and the attention to detail about life in...

I'm doing some research on the founding of Melbourne, Australia in 1835. My protagonist Jane, arrived there from Dublin, in 1846, so I...

The best part of the year. Russety apples ready to pick. Salad crop warm out of the ground and greenhouse. A friend's pink and green...