Simon Royle's Blog, page 7
December 9, 2012
Heavy Metal Harvest Dream
This is a short story I wrote a couple of years ago. Although I’ve changed the names and the timing, these events are very real, and the trade in “scrap-metal” is still a [...]
December 8, 2012
On Sleeping
Sleeping is an essential part of the creative process. Don’t begrudge it. I often work late, partly the nature of my schedule, but mainly because that’s when the juice flows. I’ve pushed that [...]
December 6, 2012
Bangkok Burn Paperback Edition
The paperback proof’ arrived and it looked great. It has already gone on sale, and I’m happy to say, has sold a few copies – more than I expected so soon – still [...]
November 23, 2012
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
November 14, 2012
Place your bets on the 50th review of Tag
Betting Rules 1. Gambling is illegal in Thailand; so we’re not gambling, we’re estimating (just in case anyone asks), notwithstanding the hereinafter mentioned clause 3 of herein rules. 2. If Amazon deletes more [...]
November 3, 2012
A Pain In The Ass
A Day In The Life of Me 4:55 am Woke up as usual five minutes before the alarm in my ancient mobile phone was due to go off. Lie in bed, awake, thinking [...]
October 28, 2012
Unplugged Holiday
September 25, 2012
I Might Have Been Wrong…
I placed a timeline of 100 years on Tag, but that might have been too far in the future for some of the technology. As many of you will by now know, California [...]
September 19, 2012
“Jackie Brown” and Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch”
Both the movie, directed by Quentin Tarantino, and the novel, by Elmore Leonard, are simply brilliant. Notably, Tarantino’s take on Leonard’s book, is the master’s favorite. “Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing” is [...]
September 14, 2012
#amwriting
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while. Been using every moment of available time for writing. When it flows you have to go with it and give it the time. Right now it’s [...]
