Summary: I’m still keeping up with the Artisan proofing, which is the most important thing, but everything else is pretty much falling by the wayside at the moment. Except the podcast, which is still really fun. I’m on writing retreat at the end of next week, so I suspect my output will increase a bit […]
Month: January 2020
Homecoming
My short story, Homecoming, is included in the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride anthology from Black Hare Press. You can buy a copy here.
The Importance of Slacking Off
I worked incredibly hard on my writing last year. Novels, blog, reviews, articles, short stories, competitions, developing and producing a podcast – I did it all. And I’m incredibly proud of what I achieved. I saw my work in print and online. I got great feedback from editors and readers. I got paid. And I […]
Weeknotes – S04E03 – Still Revving
Summary: I’m not sure I’ve found my groove for 2020 yet, unless my groove is slacking off, which would be okay, at least for the moment! Monday: I wrote reviews for the four books I read on reading retreat over the weekend. Thursday: I met Ann in Wapping, feeling not particularly motivated. My […]
Risk Assessment
My sci-fi story, Risk Assessment, which won the Three Cheers And A Tiger competition late 2019, appears in the December 2019 edition of Toasted Cheese. You can read it here.
Weeknotes – S04E02 – Enthused About Novels
Summary: And so work begins in earnest on getting Artisan ready for publication and Colours ready for submission. In good news, I’m really enjoying rereading both of them! Monday: I went through the whole Artisan manuscript, doing ‘find and replace’ on various things the publisher wants me to change. Perhaps dangerous, but I am […]
Weeknotes – S04E01 – It’s 2020!
Summary: A slow start to 2020, but I have big plans to pick the pace up in the near future! Saturday: I wrote a review of a new game I played over New Year. I also helped Bear with his first post of 2020. Sunday: I wrote my first book review of 2020, […]