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An Authors Hate for Waterstones Bookshops

Jun 26, 2022 | blocks, Blog, during

I despise Waterstones bookshops, despite being an Author. I also love books, love walking around them, holding them, smelling them, feeling them, being immersed in all that creative thinking, colour, and commitment to bringing the imagination to inquisitive minds. I...

Am I writing yet? An author’s survival from the b-side of a pandemic

Feb 13, 2022 | during

I have writers guilt. The guilt found when a writer knows they should be writing but isn’t. That’s me right now. I have a 50k first draft written, the next phase (the structural editing) should be straight-forward, but it isn’t. I’m potentially...

Livestream Fiction Writing on Youtube

Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, during

I have a special announcement to make! After listening to someones podcast about a writer live streaming their writing on Twitch, I have joined the club! Albeit, not on Twitch, and not live. I’ll explain: I’m on Youtube here and I upload the video after...

Book 3 Pool Staker is almost ready!

Aug 8, 2018 | during, editing, Escapeboard

I’m at the editing stage and almost ready to release the new book: Pool Staker.

Smarter Writers Use Semi-colons and Colons

May 29, 2018 | during, editing

I have heard in writing circles that writers who use the semi-colon are just demonstrating that they’ve been to college/Uni. And that writers should either pause (comma), not pause (no comma), or stop completely (full stop). This is not true at all. A semi-colon...

Progress on Book 3 looks like this…

Apr 8, 2018 | during, Escapeboard

I’m grafting away. Actually, I shouldn’t be writing this, but hey. Distractions! I’m not put off by my 3k a chapter targets, because this is just draft 1. I’ll be whizzing through it again as soon as I’ve finished and sprinkling...