Apparently, my OCD won’t let me skip this even though it’s very late. A very respectable 7,645 words including the 2,942 word first draft on a new story that is … Read More
Weekend Movies
We haven’t watched a lot of movies so far this year – mostly due to extra travelling, marathon training and more time spent writing. In an effort to correct that … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Another week down. Hugh Laurie is playing at the Orpheum in May. I have tickets. Matt Ahlschlager completed last year’s NaNoWriMo in one day. Yes, 50,000 words in one day. … Read More
Photo – Cyberman
[Photo – Cyberman by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on 29th March 2014]
Brief Thoughts on True Detective
My wife and I finally finished watching True Detective on Tuesday. She was out of town while it was on TV so we were watching it on demand and life is … Read More
Metrics Monday – 24th March 2014
Best. Week. Ever. And I’m not just talking about #ninjaTED. I made a concerted effort to break 1,000 words every day last week. The result – 8,170 words on The Ghost … Read More
Metrics Monday – 17th March 2014
I clocked up 4,466 words last week – a mix of The Ghost Smuggler, some rough work on the opening to my zombie novella project and a few hundred words on … Read More
Well Played, HWA
I missed the original announcement but the Horror Writers Association has created the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship for female horror writers. Maybe SFWA should consider doing something similar, given the … Read More
Don’t Lose Your Soul
Wise words from the streets of Seattle. [Don’t Lose Your Soul by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on 16th March 2014]