I’ve been using Apple Music to build up a writing playlist for a long time now and it currently stands at 2326 song or 4.5 days of music. That’s pretty good. Of course, I quite often jump to my favourite albums and I listen to them over and over a lot of the time. There have been a few cases recently where I started listening to the soundtrack for a film before I’d seen it and listened to it so much that it made the film seem very familiar.
Sunday Snippet – 2nd July 2023
Carlos pulled a chunky cellphone out of his pocket. He stared at the screen for a moment, a pensive look on his face.
New Year, New Writing
I got off to such a good start last year. I was writing every day, not the 1000 words I was aiming for but still pretty close. I hit the … Read More
NaNoWriMoLax 2021
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has rolled around again. If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo, the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in one month and thousands of people … Read More
August (and July) Writing Update
I definitely didn’t miss my July writing update, oh no. Definitely not. Look over there – a new David Duchovny album. Okay, you got me. I forgot to update at … Read More
200 Days of Writing
I have a probably unhealthy obsession with tracking my writing habits. I’ve got 12 years of data about how much I write and for the last eight years or so … Read More
June Writing Update
Oooh ooh, we’re halfway there! Oooh oooh <cough> <cough> Ahem. Okay, that’s enough of that. We’re halfway through 2021 and it’s hot. Not as hot as a couple of days … Read More
The Wasteland You Call a Mind
As I write this, I have just finished the first draft of my next book. This one has been a bit of a struggle. I started it on the 2nd … Read More
Sunday Snippet – 20th June 2021
A quick unedited (and context free) snippet from the currently untitled first book in my new series. Memories surged around Tessa. Heart-wrenching loss entwined with stomach-churning fear. Night terrors wrapped … Read More
May Writing Update
It feels weird writing May when we’re in June but this is an update on what’s happened in the past so guess it’s right. Yeah, it’s right. Total new words … Read More