Writer Skateboarder Scott Hobbs Bourne

Writer Skateboarder Scott Hobbs Bourne

Scott moved to France, isolated himself, wrote on an old typewriter with two fingers until his novel was done. Then he ‘came to’ and moved to Paris. What’s more amazing than this? Scott was a professional skateboarder and lived in a room with no...

Skateboard fiction: Defining a genre

At last I’ve found my niche, and now, it appears, I’m creating a new genre. My niche is skateboarding. My genre is skate fiction. I’d like to say I’m in great company here but it appears I’m completely out on my own. I have read Blake...

The Death of the Big Writing Announcement

The other day I did something I have never done before. I announced to the world my big writing project before I had even started it. This is rare for me as I never do this. I always start first, get momentum, then tell people about it, if it starts to take off. I...

8 Observations Of My Own Loves

Woo! Another week done and I’m on fire! OK, actually I’m not… but I’m enjoying life. My style is evolving. I don’t know what my writing is yet. I love the contemporary story I love stuff to move; have pace and be visual I love the young...

alive and in Dublin

I’m currently sat in a coffee shop in Dublin City, home of some incredible literary history, and I’m developing a few thoughts about connecting writers. I considered a while back of creating a home for people that I meet and know to share information about...