It’s 2am the evening of my birthday (or morning after, perhaps I should say) and I’m waiting for Dragon Age Inquisition to download, even though when it finally creeps towards 100% it’ll be too late to actually play it. Why … Continue reading »Sleep schedules are for wimps anyway
I’ve written various novel drafts. Usually I start them, at least, during NaNoWriMo. The month-long deadline means I have to start it on November 1, no dilly-dallying, no messing around, start it when the clock strikes 12 and keep on … Continue reading »The metaphorical blank page
Writers don’t, as a rule, need to do any English papers at university or anything like that. Some didn’t even go to university at all. It’s far from a requirement, and there’s always the chance you could hobble yourself in … Continue reading »We don’t need no education
Issue #1 Issue #2 Issue #3 ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ I love this bar. The man behind the counter is almost a friend. The type of friend who knows I wouldn’t harm someone … Continue reading »New York Sour, Issue #4
Paris Review interviews are pure indulgence. They keep some great ones online, and it’s delight to look back and read P.G. Wodehouse or whoever – how they write, how they live, how they behave and what they laugh at. All … Continue reading »If I flail too much will I knock something over?
I am exceedingly pleased that people seem to have enjoyed “Resurrection Men”. It’s the first proper short story that I’ve written in the longest time. I’m not sure that short stories are something I am particularly good at; they’re difficult … Continue reading »With a twist (of lemon)
The night was dark, the moon a sliver in the western sky. It hid behind a cloud, from time to time peeking out to cast its faint light down upon the world. In the cemetery, there was activity. Johnson put … Continue reading »PROSE: Resurrection Men
What do I have in me today? Alan Rickman died. Now I recall the old “they come in threes” and wait for the other shoe to drop. I suppose it might be Lemmy, but a part of me feels as if … Continue reading »Karkinos
I don’t think anyone was expecting to say goodbye to David Bowie last night. On reflection, looking at the album he left us just a week or so ago, he knew. He gave us the video for Lazarus only five … Continue reading »Planet Earth is Blue
I am reminding myself that there’s no reason to be checking Submittable every two seconds. Reading periods average at around three months long; I’m unlikely to hear from them for a while, and honestly, in my experience, it’s better if … Continue reading »Writer Problems
