During 2017, I’m aiming to read a minimum of 12 books. Although a ‘low’ aim, this ensures I read long books just as often as short ones! Having read only short, simple books for a couple of years, I’m trying to …
‘Take a minute, change a life.’ – 10th September 2017
Rather than talk about writer’s wellbeing, let’s talk about suicide. Firstly, I am always happy to talk about suicide. It is not a taboo, not an embarrassing topic and I am not afraid of using the word. Therefore, please consider …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: August 2017
“The summer air is hot and still, the afternoon hazy; crickets call relentlessly from among the brown grasses, and ears of corn are the same heavy, burnished gold as the late-day sun. Hawks circle in the blue-white sky overhead, and …
Birthday Celebrations
It was my birthday yesterday and that basically left me without a post for this weekend. So I hope you’ll settle for a mini-update and normal service shall resume next Saturday: I’ve written at least my daily aim of 269 words …
FLAG :: BFS Nomination Giveaway!
For those who follow the British Fantasy Awards, you may know that one short-listed nomination for the Best Anthology is Kristell Ink’s Fight Like A Girl, edited by Joanne Hall and Roz Clarke. If you don’t know, this is a …
A Summer Writing Update
One of the most common questions new writers ask focuses on the ‘best‘ way to write. Whether this is a question of routines or order or projects, or even the act of actually getting words on the page. If you’ve …