Ethel the Muse struck this morning, just as I was getting up. I’ve had a new story sitting in the back of my mind for a couple of weeks now, and today … Read More
My 5 Favourite Films So Far This Year
My wife and I haven’t been watching as many films as we used to. My Pinterest board shows only 28 so far. That’s a similar pace to 2014 but way below 2013 … Read More
How to Write Every Day
On 30th June 2013, I sat down and decided I would start writing every single day. I haven’t missed a day since – which means a couple of weeks ago I hit … Read More
Cthulhu Has Risen
A while ago I backed the C is for Cthulhu kids alphabet book on Kickstarter Now they’re back with this… How can you resist? I know I couldn’t, just click … Read More
“Game is over, I’m full of regrets”
Appearances can be deceptive… That was Take My Chance by DOLL$BOXX. These could be the lyrics: If there’s no love, I’ll wait Even when I’m angry and betrayed, I still … Read More
Two Years of Writing
It’s been a while since I made a pure metrics post, I’ve been focusing on writing and editing, rather than writing about writing and editing, but I recently passed a milestone that I thought … Read More
Building the Apocalypse – The Middle of the End
After three rounds of my own revisions, my Apocalypse Weird novel, tentatively titled Siren’s Call, has gone off to Wonderment Media’s editor, Ellen Campbell. Now the waiting begins as Ellen reads through … Read More
I Have Hugh Howey’s DNA
Nautically inclined indie author, Hugh Howey, is taking to the seas to live the life of a pirate or something. Sadly, the catamaran Hugh is having built doesn’t have space for all the books he collected … Read More
Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet Cover Reveal
The exact release date for my science fiction novel, Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet is still undecided for now, but I figured it was time to unveil the cover anyway. … Read More
5 Things I Learned Last Week
I’ve been ill the last week or so, and I’ve managed to catch up on lots of blogs. Here’s five things I learned along the way. What3words Wants To Change The … Read More