Sometimes the words just appear on the page, seemingly from nowhere. Yesterday was one of those days. It started off with our usual long run. We opted for a doozy … Read More
True Story
Husband: “I bought sixteen new books yesterday.” Wife: “Sixteen!? That must be a record.” Husband: “No, that was Monday.” Wife: “How many did you buy on Monday?” Husband: “Twenty one.” … Read More
The Story Coaster
From the wonderful Incidental Comics site. You can buy a poster of this from Grant’s shop.
Following Neil
When I posted on Facebook that I had tickets to see Neil Gaiman, one of my friends commented “Isn’t Neil Gaiman an author?” to which I replied “Yes, but he’s … Read More
Today
Neil Gaiman is coming to Vancouver today. I have tickets. That is all.
“Fevered. Feeling hot, hot hot”
Vancouver’s glorious summer continues which means our apartment continues to try to roast us alive. Yesterday was the last day of my four day “writing weekend” and despite the heat … Read More
THE END (Sort of)
I wrote the last chapter of The Ghost Smuggler yesterday. It was a lot shorter than I’d expected but it ties nicely with the opening chapter and although the actual content … Read More
One Year on Mars
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I was desperately searching through our kitchen, looking for peanuts to eat while I watched the Curiosity landing on Mars. I … Read More
Forward Progress
When we left our hero (that’s me), he was knocking on the door of the 70,000 word mark of his novel, The Ghost Smuggler. Yesterday, after some back and forth as … Read More