Operation Concrete

"So another evening full of writing another evening of National Novel Writing Month has finished. There has been quite a bit of character development over the 1800 words I wrote last night. Putting me up to just under 6000 words ...Read More

"So, I'm using SpinVox to blog during National Novel Writing Month which began Saturday. Which means I just call a number and talk, their computer does some tricks and I get a post in my 'pending' box in my Wordpress ...Read More

Here it is, the fruits of my labour, for you to read and enjoy. Concrete Operational - Alpha v0.8 Germany Germany has been taken out of a world that feeds on the ignorance of its people. A world that is dominated ...Read More

I thought, as I’ve been involved with the social media for almost a decade now on a personal level, and on a paid professional level for the last two years, I’d share my thoughts on how I’ve built this blog ...Read More

Actual writing time for the novel totals almost 11 months now. There was a 12 month hiatus in the middle as I started my professional career in the world of social media and marketing, but, actual solid writing time, we’re ...Read More

Taking risks with my writing, I’ve thought about this a few times but Mark's recent post over at his excellent blog – Voice of your muse – has inspired me to blog about the subject. Ever since man has been able ...Read More

This is a post I’ve been meaning to do for a while now, considering all the traveling I’ve been doing with work and such. I got the urge again after a recent Anchored Author post by Tracy, so hopefully this ...Read More

I love walking into my local G&D's cafe in Oxford, grabbing a cup of tea, opening up my laptop, sitting down in the middle of the room, sticking my headphones in, looking at faces and letting go. Controlled breathing, a ...Read More

This post has now been updated, with a 'Part 2' including further notes on writing about love, 3 years on - HERE Arh, now, there's a subject, if not THE subject. To end, to beat, to change all other subjects, topics, ...Read More

On an instinctual level I like to believe books are there to raise questions, to grip you by the throat and make you challenge everything you every thought was right. They can make you surf an emotional tidal wave of ...Read More