Operation Concrete

To all those concerned, I DEFINITELY do not look like Rivers Cuomo. A little meme that seems to have kicked off by Johnathan Macdonald, Mr Whatley also taking part. Just a bit of fun, who do you definitely not look like? Read More

I do not look like Rivers Cuomo

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

Novel writing & the social media

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

My novel & The Oxford Editors

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

Novel endings and NaNoWriMo

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

Writing and risk taking

What’s in a name? Well, a lot I’d like to argue, actually a considerable amount when it comes to both the naming of the novel and the naming of the characters contained within. But as the title of this post ...Read More

Naming Characters

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

Staying Creative

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

Writing a novel on the move

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

Following your dream

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

Surrealist writing for a novel?