Darlington-based Inkerman Writers have produced their latest anthology of short stories, Inkerman…

On a recent visit to my private world of eBook cover manufacture, it occurred to me that a few of my covers were 'tacky'.

I spent a day researching possible replacement graphics and getting on with the task of re-building the covers.The result I believe, is a better overall effect in terms of the individual books and the sub-branding of the genre.

I'm particularly pleased with the end result of my…

Having published in excess of twenty titles as eBooks it has come to pass that I have now created a paperback book.

Yesterday I received confirmation that three weeks of effort had paid off and…

Check out Michael Jarvie's book set in the dark underbelly of the art world, which can be bought at https://www.amazon.co.uk/BLACK-ART-Nesbos-Headhunters-Larsson-ebook/dp/B076KK1SJS  …

Got a story you want to read to other people? Trying something out with a novel and not sure if it works? Or simply like listening to original writing, some of it never heard before?

Prose, poetry, drama, film scripts, the Open Mic team want to hear it all. Simply bring along your piece and read it out. Eight-minute slots for each reader.

The events are part of the programme supported by Darlington for Culture (DfC), held on the last Thursday of each month (excluding July,…

The second novel by Tracey Iceton has been published. Herself Alone in Orange Rain is part two in the Celtic Colours trilogy by the author.

Kaylynne Ryan is a promising art student, used to fighting for her place in a world of men, but when a forgotten…

Next year, Darlington for Culture is planning a full day to celebrate the achievement of local writers and offer new poets, playwrights, novelists etc the chance to develop their craft as part of Darlington Arts Festival 2018, which is supported by Creative Darlington.

To this end we have hired the Friends Meeting House on Skinnergate from 10am-10pm on Saturday, 26th May. DfC are paying…

The Icarus Project by Darlington thriller writer Roger Barnes has been published through Inscribe Media.

During his Inauguration speech, newly elected American President Alan Maddox announces in it is his intention to initiate a project that will rid the world of toxic waste. A project visionary in concept to transport it into the Sun;…

The Book Folks have just published Bud Craig’s collection of award-winning short stories, High Profile. It is available to download onto your kindle now.

The title story brings you the latest adventure of Salford  private eye, Gus Keane. Others feature a…

Using the 2013 Dictionary of Cliches by Christine Ammer to find cliches that writers use most often. There is a clear frontrunner for the title of “most cliched writer”: James Patterson. The bestselling US author averages 160 cliches per 100,000 words, about twice as many as …

I now have a new publisher. The Book Folks have published Dead Hill, the first of my crime novels featuring North Pennines Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris.

Initially available as an e-book, Dead Hill sees the theft of rare eagle eggs lead Harris and his team in the remote valley into a world of criminal intrigue.

You can buy it at…

Hello my fellow Inkerman scribes, and I hope you're all well. I'd like to imagine most of you have blisters from writing or typing to excess.

I often sit at my keyboard on a Tuesday evening and think about the camaradarie of our group. I imagine who was in attendance, and once again I hear the voices reading out a passage or two from the evening's efforts.

Occasionally I'll find myself with a printed copy of a story, reading it aloud, which as we all know is the best way to…

Hello my fellow Inkerman scribes, and I hope you're all well. I'd like to imagine most of you have blisters from writing or typing to excess.

I often sit at my keyboard on a Tuesday evening and think about the camaradarie of our group. I imagine who was in attendance, and once again I hear the voices reading out a passage or two from the evening's efforts.

Occasionally I'll find myself with a printed copy of a story, reading it aloud, which as we all know is the best way to…

The Prison, a new anthology of short stories by Darlington author and Inkerman Writers member Michael Jarvie, is on sale for reading on Kindle.

Taking its inspiration from James Joyce’s notion of the “epiphany,” as exemplified by his pioneering work “Dubliners,” this collection of short stories – or composite novel – focuses on the theme of imprisonment. 

Spanning the childhood, adolescence…

The second crime novel by Darlington author and Inkerman Writers member Michael Beck has been published.

Making A Difference, which is available as an ebook published by Inscribe Media, is set in a fictional northern town and tells how Greg Preston, Mister Average in his mid-thirties with a wife and two children, becomes radicalised by an extreme left wing anti-capitalist movement.…

Creative writing tutor John Dean is taking bookings for the Spring 2017 term of his popular courses at the Friends’ Meeting House in Skinnergate, Darlington.

The adult learning courses deal with all aspects of creative writing, focusing primarily on prose, including short stories, novels and other forms of writing as well as occasional forays into the world of stage, theatre and radio. Each…

I'm new to the Inkerman group and, although I've been writing non-fiction for ten years, also new to fiction. This is my first attempt and I've been playing around with some characters and situations to see whether they would work or not. If no one has any objections I'd like to post a couple on the blog and get members reactions as to whether they float or not. The background for the first one is that Justin is an Old Etonian who converts to radical Islam. Anyway have a look and let me know…

The new season of Open Mic nights for authors will  continue on Thursday November 24.

The nights, supported by Darlington for Culture and which offer a forum for writers to read their material and audiences to enjoy it, run at Voodoo Café/Cantina, 84 Skinnergate, Darlington, on the last Thursday of the month.

Now in their sixth year, the nights…

Fancy a good read? Then check out the Books Corner at http://www.darlingtonforculture.org/books-corner/, which includes works by a number of Inkerman Writers