Writing is a tough profession. It’s especially tough for us Indie authors who love what we do (yes, I’m in the club); who are dedicated, skilled, and fervent in our passion for creative writing. And it's most certainly tough for those of us who have been knocking for years at that monolithic, steel-reinforced door of [...]
At a time of year like this, as the clocks turn back and the nights draw in, and the owls and bats and witches come out to hoot and flutter and haunt on Halloween night, my mind is full of the concept of mortality. Actually, that’s not quite true. I mean, yes, my mind is [...]
Before going any further, full disclosure. If you’re someone who hated your schooldays and never wants to be reminded of them, then maybe this blog post isn’t for you. But on the other hand, why not give it a go? My own schooldays weren’t exactly plain sailing – there were some pretty grim experiences, some [...]
Dear Organizers of Auschwitz-Birkenau Tours,I’m writing to you as someone who, several decades ago, visited Auschwitz for the first time and had an experience that profoundly shaped my understanding of history. I have been back several times since then, but that first visit is what left the deepest impression on me. The silence, the sombre [...]
Hello, fellow readers, writers and bloggers! As any writer will tell you, there’s nothing better for inspiration and motivation than a bloody good, heart-warming review. And I've had several lately, thanks to the 'blog tour' journey that my novel, Infinite Stranger, recently underwent. For the unenlightened, a blog tour is when passionate readers who are [...]
My would-be father was murdered at the age of thirty. Peter Donald Fox, British journalist, shot dead on the beautiful island of Cyprus, the place where the goddess of love was born. But the terrorist who killed Peter was full of hate, not love. I don’t know what kind of gun he used, because the [...]
I haven’t seen the recently released series of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, but I did read the book when it was first published. So let me be clear from the outset: this blog post is about the book, not the series. The trouble is, how can anyone dare to criticise a novel which is based [...]
Wendy Skorupski 