First, here are a few bits of book lore authors may not know. By tradition and convention, authors should always sign their books on the title page, the page which has the author’s name printed on it, under the printed title of the book or nearer the foot of the same page. If the author wishes to add an inscription, a message along with their signature, it should also go on the title page if it is short, about a word or four in length. Longer inscriptions should be written on

I am sure I am not alone when I say stations and trains hold countless evocative memories. Many of these recollections are from my childhood, others from my adolescence and beyond. But most are essentially pure nostalgic longing. I say nostalgic longing rather than reminiscent memory because most of the evocative scenes which play within my mind, when I contemplate railway carriages and station platforms, are false recollections. They are simply wistful yearnings for a time a

I have recently been asked if I can help another writer with regard to narration. (Narration is sometimes referred to as the ‘story's voice’, a term which is frequently used in the USA and is essentially descriptive of its nature.) The writer in question is not a ‘new’ writer; in fact, she has authored several books over as many years. She has asked for my assistance now, because her works to date have been of the same genre, they have required the same form of narration; one