October already? Wow. And only two weeks to my birthday. I try to like Arcade Fire. I have a couple (both?) of their albums. I throw them on occasionally and I … Read More
Metrics Monday – 29th September 2014
Despite the work of launching my first indie release – Bottled Lightning – I averaged just over 1,000 words a day again last week. I resisted starting my new story so all 7,064 … Read More
Going Indie
I’ve finally decided to go indie. Or at least, add indie publishing to my authorial bow (or quiver or whatever). I’ve been toying with the idea for quite a while, … Read More
Beating the Blerch Part Two
When we left our hero, he’d travelled to Seattle, spent four hours in a line to get his bib and book vandalised by The Onion and become one of the last people to … Read More
Beating the Blerch Part One
It turns out I took part in two marathons last weekend. The first was the four hours I spent queueing to meet Matthew Inman, better known as The Oatmeal. He’s the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 22nd September 2014
Lots of writing this week, thanks to our trip to Seattle. Most of the writing was on The Zombie Book, pushing the total word count of the first draft past the 52,000 … Read More
Facing the Blerch
If technology and my race preparation align, I should just be starting the Beat the Blerch Marathon in Carnation, Washington as this post goes live. This is my second marathon of the year, … Read More
Christine – Siouxsie and the Banshees
A classic Goth track from 1980. Maybe not their most well known song but one of my favourites. From wikipedia: Lyrically the song is about mental illness as it describes Christine, … Read More
Facebook (Finally)
I have, finally, set up a Facebook page for my writing. You can find it at http://www.facebook.com/SolitaryMindset. Drop by, say hi. I’m pretty friendly. [Facebook (Finally) by Philip Harris first appeared … Read More
Metrics Monday – 15th September 2014
My mildly obsessive nature came in very handy this week. At least as far as my writing goes. On Sunday afternoon I found myself a few words (5 to be … Read More



