Stand at the typewriter and bleed, said Mr Hemingway. There’s nothing else to the writing process, right? If only it was that simple really. This […] Read More
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Dear readers, I am working on several projects at the moment (more details coming soon). But the project closest to release is Awkward Phrasing! I […] Read More
It’s never easy to admit that you’re wrong. I was wrong about the rest of the First Law series – especially Before They Are Hanged. […] Read More
It’s here! It’s finally here! My first published book. Ladies and gentlepeople, allow me to introduce: The Bright Report. A collection of humorous and sometimes […] Read More
This is a question that comes up a lot. It’s almost a reflex question following a writer’s answer to “What do you do?“. It’s a […] Read More
What were they thinking? The trailer for the BBC America’s adaptation of The Watch – based on sir Terry Pratchett’s City Watch Discworld books – […] Read More
You are stuck. Everything has been planned and worked out. You know where the story should be heading, but nothing is happening. Your characters won’t […] Read More
Okay, you’re stuck. The essay is due and you are helplessly stuck. You don’t even know how to start. There’s nothing but you and the […] Read More
Starting a fresh new project can be daunting and scary and challenging and exciting and a few other things. Having completed my re-re-re-rewrite of my […] Read More
As we talked about in Part 1, there are many things you can do at home. This is the age of lock-downs and social distancing […] Read More
To us social distancing experts (A.K.A. introverts), staying at home is a time of fun and productivity. For writers especially, this is where we do […] Read More
I did a little something. After many years and many edits and rewrites, I finished the final draft of my novel. Now it’s time to […] Read More