Despite packing in over 80km of running, I managed a very productive week. I spent a lot of time working on the revisions for Glitch but Ethel has been bugging me about a new story and … Read More
Jack White – Lazaretto
Jack White has released the official video for the title song from his new album – Lazaretto. I’m a big fan of his first album, Blunderbuss, and I’m looking forward to this new … Read More
Metrics Monday – 2nd June 2014
At first glance, last week was extremely unproductive – I wrote a feeble 2,061 words. But, with the exception of a quick outline on a new idea, all that time was … Read More
Peter Murphy – I Am My Own Name
I Am My Own Name – one of the tracks from Peter Murphy’s new album, Lion. Pretty good but this is still my favourite of his solo tracks: Beautiful stuff. … Read More
We Have a Winner – Artificial Wife
I got a great email from the editor of The Story Shack, Martin Hooijmans, this morning. He’s accepted my science fiction flash fiction – Artificial Wife. Not sure when it will be published yet but … Read More
Metrics Monday – 26th May 2014
Another week, another seven days added to the writing streak (330 days and counting). A real mix of stuff this week. Some revisions of Glitch, a trial chapter on the next novel I’ll … Read More
Deep Breath Hold Tight by Jason Gurley
As a thank you for being a member of his mailing list, Jason Gurley sent me a free copy of his first short story collection – Deep Breath Hold Tight : … Read More
Metrics Monday – 19th May 2014
I spent three days at home this week, which meant I got plenty of time to write and clocked up another 6,517 words. I’ve switched to editing Glitch but half of that … Read More
Metrics Monday – 12th May 2014
Another very productive week – 6,324 words. The majority of that was working The Ghost Smuggler but I did also revise Immersion Therapy and outline a new story which doesn’t have a title … Read More