No-one under 35 uses Hanx Writer

Sep 15, 2014 | during

  Hanx Writer is currently dominating the iTunes store for writers. With 782 reviews to date, it’s hard to tell whether this really is an app doing something incredible, or whether people just love Tom Hanks. Me: people just love Tom Hanks. The app? I love...

Unleashed a creative beast

Jun 8, 2008 | Blog, Writing

I appear to be taping in to a good part of me thats been lying dormant for a decade or so. I used to write at work when I had time (which was frequently) .. mostly lyrics for a mythical band I once dreamed of being part of. Those words are still with me, kept in a...

Writing: A 2008 Death Race

Mar 4, 2008 | Blog, Writing

to say I know what I’m doing right now. Is an understatement. I feel like I’ve bitten off more than I can chew, I feel like I’m snorkling in gloop. Here’s a summary for those that want to catch up: 1: novice writes 50,000 words of fiction in a...

sprinkling 100s and 1000s

Feb 19, 2008 | Blog, Writing

I feel like I’m gardening now. Like I’m trimming a bonsai tree, or colouring in a picture book. Its a weird completely new sensation. This week I’ve been tackling the ending. Working through the paragraphs and getting creative with the...

Book written… now what?

Jan 27, 2008 | Blog, Writing

Its been a while. Months to be precise. Wanna know whats been happening? Well, in Dec… I wrote my first full length fictional document (I’m hesitating calling it a novel)… but yeah, I did it! I used the nanowrimo technique of 1667 words a day for 30...