Mervyn Love

name Mervyn Love was born a century and a half ago (well, it feels like it sometimes) in the village of Reepham, Lincolnshire, UK and has never looked back.

Mervyn failed his ‘O’ Level Maths at the age of 30, having been something of a slow learner, and ironically has earned his living by crunching numbers in the finance departments of several companies, including Enron and WorldCom. Which just goes to show that all the sweat and tears gaining ‘A’ Levels in Quantum Physics, Civil Engineering, and Cross-stitch in the 13th Century were a complete waste of time.

Recreations include ropeless abseiling, desert pot-holing, lounging in front of the TV and tiddly-winks. The latter being a left-over from the time he captained the Frodingham Flyers to victory in the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Tiddly-winks Championships in 1954 against reigning champions the Appleby Aces. The Flyers won by two whizzers and a scrimp in a nail biting final at the Grimsby Fish Gutters Centennial Hall.

His award-winning site for aspiring writers, WritersReign.co.uk (voted Best Cloned Site 2002 in the ‘Web Sites Thrown Together With Little Or No Thought’ category) recently won the "Site Most Likely To Be Ignored In The 21st Century" award, and has received several similar accolades.

His ambition is to one day get out of bed before 11.00am, and beat his wife at Scrabble, but not both on the same day.


Are You A Writer Stuck For Ideas?

01st April 2007
From the cartloads of letters and emails I receive (in fact the postman blames me entirely for his recent hernia) one of the difficulties some writers have is getting an idea for a story or article. There is no need for this at all as ideas are abundant a... Read >

Using Overture/Yahoo To Get Website Visitors

12th March 2007
Do you want more visitors to your website? Or is that a silly question? Of course you do! Getting a consistent and substantial flow of website visitors is every website owner's goal. Many methods have been devised to ensure that there would be more vis... Read >

5 Vital Ingredients For A Successful Internet Business

08th March 2007
Struggling to make a profit from your Internet business? Beginning to despair? Ready to give up? Don't give up! The profits are there. Just take this marketing health check and you could quickly turn your Internet business into a success. 1. ... Read >

5 Top Tips For Hosting Your Website

22nd February 2007
A website of your own is no longer a pipe dream. If you have even a modest budget there is an excellent range of low-cost hosting options available, some with free website building facilities. The advent of free hosting providers even means that a quite p... Read >

Get An Edge - Plan Well Ahead

09th February 2007
If you are writing to sell to magazines or newspapers, then you have to do some time travel. That's right - you must think ahead! Publishers of magazines have to map out each issue well ahead of time and need to choose the best eye catching articl... Read >

Are You Writing For Fun Or Funds?

09th February 2007
"What shall I write today?" That is the question writers often find themselves pondering. And yes, the reply often comes back: "Write What You Know". But is this always the best guiding principle? I don't think it is. I reckon you should first of all w... Read >

Get Fired UP!

03rd February 2007
If there's one thing that gets me miffed it's when ideas for a new story or article seem to dry up. So I came up with this technique that can spark ideas into life pretty quickly, and it's fun too! You simply think of a common phrase or colloquiali... Read >

7 Uncommon And Unusual Free Product Bonuses

24th January 2007
Everyone loves a freebie! So here's a list of things you can easily create yourself and which will become uniquely your own. Give them to your prospects to entice them to buy your product or sign up to your newsletter. Plus - if you can add sufficient ... Read >
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