Operation Concrete

I think I mentioned in a previous post that, upon my decision to actively work towards getting my novel published, I would be consulting the Oxford Editors to get it assessed by a professional author. Well, a few days ago ...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

I can’t decide if the post title is a statement or a question, to put an exclamation mark or question mark at its end. This is how I stay creative! Or, how do I keep staying creative, what stokes my ...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

Time for assessment I think. It’s been a few weeks since I last posted, in that time I’ve completed the first nine chapters, totaling 55,643 words. I’ve had it tidied up by an academic, sieving all the grammar and punctuation ...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

“Why are we here? To have fun, or get the job done?” Approx quote – Hunter S Thompson – Fear and loathing in Las Vegas Well, as Dr Gonzo so infamously replied - 'To get the job done of course'. But still, ...Read More