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September 1, 2013
Festival Fortnight Part Two
Blog posts are like buses and men, you wait ages for one and then two huge ones come along at once; well, in a few days at least. In this, I still haven’t got Rusty back because I spent the weekend at Reading Festival ...
I had 48 hours to turn my act around; from the time I got back in the door after driving back from the valleys of Wales and The Green Man Festival to repacking my stuff and heading off to Reading Festival. The lesson I learnt from The Green Man Festival was: don’t...
I had 48 hours to turn my act around; from the time I got back in the door after driving back from the valleys of Wales and The Green Man Festival to repacking my stuff and heading off to Reading Festival. The lesson I learnt from The Green Man Festival was: don’t...
August 28, 2013
Festival Fortnight – Part One
Sit down, make a cup of tea and be prepared for a couple of long blog posts. I've been on my holidays and I’m going to tell you all about them...
Hello Pop Pickers! I’m on the tail end of my ridiculously long summer break from day job and I've been on holiday, which is why I haven’t updated the blog. I sent Rusty to stay with my parents – the only people I trust to look after a small rodent without accidentally putting her in the microwave/freezer/hoo...
Hello Pop Pickers! I’m on the tail end of my ridiculously long summer break from day job and I've been on holiday, which is why I haven’t updated the blog. I sent Rusty to stay with my parents – the only people I trust to look after a small rodent without accidentally putting her in the microwave/freezer/hoo...
August 1, 2013
What Makes a Good Villain?
I've just finished writing another novel and created a super nasty piece of work. There’s no namby pampy ‘psychologically misunderstood’ or ‘aw, isn't the vampire/serial killer/criminal just unhappy/cuddly/economically-challenged’ for me!
I’ll let you into a little secret. In one of my previous jobs I used to be a first aider. That would mean I was sometimes timetabled to cover the first aid office and as a result, I earned the nick-name of Lady Macbeth from my...
I’ll let you into a little secret. In one of my previous jobs I used to be a first aider. That would mean I was sometimes timetabled to cover the first aid office and as a result, I earned the nick-name of Lady Macbeth from my...
July 19, 2013
What’s In a Name?
Why posh breakfast cereal does not work and why you can’t call your characters thingy, whatsit or oogiemaflop.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called ‘Warning, May Contain Nuts’ where I discussed the wording associated with breakfast cereal. Actually, it was to do with my participation in the Taekwondo World Championships, for which I was trying, in vain it turned out, to be in my normal weight division, middle-weight. The big day came and there I was, in my England suit, all...
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called ‘Warning, May Contain Nuts’ where I discussed the wording associated with breakfast cereal. Actually, it was to do with my participation in the Taekwondo World Championships, for which I was trying, in vain it turned out, to be in my normal weight division, middle-weight. The big day came and there I was, in my England suit, all...
July 7, 2013
Rusty the Hamster Meets Leger – Cat Sleuth
My owner: she with the blond hair, giver of the sunflower seeds and my only way out of this stupid cage, is watching the tennis. As she is sipping a glass of Prosecco and watching men ‘tossing balls around a court’ – her words not mine, she’s left me to update her blog. I’m a hamster with a netbook and I’m going to interview her good indie author pal’s new detective character. He’s got black fur, he’s a frustrated artist and he’s got paws. It’s Leger, the cat sleuth, a...
June 30, 2013
Warning! May Contain Nuts …
I’m about half way through writing another novel and getting close to the world taekwondo championships, so my word choice and breakfast cereal are paramount.
The other week, in preparation for the upcoming world championships in taekwondo, I changed by breakfast cereal. Now let’s not get excited – I’m not going in the next Olympics nor will I appear on Sky Sports – I’ll be completing with a couple of thousand others and the chances of me getting a trophy are minimal.
But hope springs ete...
The other week, in preparation for the upcoming world championships in taekwondo, I changed by breakfast cereal. Now let’s not get excited – I’m not going in the next Olympics nor will I appear on Sky Sports – I’ll be completing with a couple of thousand others and the chances of me getting a trophy are minimal.
But hope springs ete...
June 26, 2013
Anya’s Favorite TV Witches
We've a special treat for you this week, as we've gone international again with our friend Anya Breton, all the way from the US of A! She's got a great new witch story out this week, so be prepared to drive on the other side of the road as she tells us all about her favourite TV witches ...
L. K. said lighthearted is the rule for her blog. Being a goofball, it’s usually not terribly difficult for me to come up with something lighthearted. Then she said, “perhaps a witch theme”. Good idea...
L. K. said lighthearted is the rule for her blog. Being a goofball, it’s usually not terribly difficult for me to come up with something lighthearted. Then she said, “perhaps a witch theme”. Good idea...
June 9, 2013
Koobug – A New Site for Writers
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This week, I am going to introduce Brendon, who is one of the driving forces behind a brilliant new site for writers called Koobug. I took a few minutes to speak to him about Koobug and what it can offer the writers who visit me here on my blog. I’m on there, it’s great, and there are serious plans for expansion so take my advice, get on there soon!What is Koobug?
Koobug.com is a web site that has been built to support writers from everywhere in the world. It aims to encourag...
June 2, 2013
Are You Going to Strawberry Fair?
I've gone a bit mellow – I’ll be getting down at a couple of festivals but don’t panic, I wouldn't be seen dead in anything tie-dye.
It’s been half term at the workplace-that-shall-have-no-name and there’s a new series of Horrible Histories on the goggle box. It’s one of the best comedy shows on and it’s for kids – it’s got sketches, people larking about in togas and a song. The one with Charles Dickens singing The Smiths was pure genius but today’s link is the...
It’s been half term at the workplace-that-shall-have-no-name and there’s a new series of Horrible Histories on the goggle box. It’s one of the best comedy shows on and it’s for kids – it’s got sketches, people larking about in togas and a song. The one with Charles Dickens singing The Smiths was pure genius but today’s link is the...
May 19, 2013
The Art of Procrastination
You what? I've got to write another blog post – oh for goodness sake, I was busy polishing my cutlery …
What have my hamster, The Walking Dead and the washing up have in common? They have all been instrumental in distracting me from doing what I should be doing, and that’s writing. To be fair, this week I've had a bigger excuse, a job interview at another zoo for small people, but nonetheless, I've found excuses to avoid putting finger to button. ...
What have my hamster, The Walking Dead and the washing up have in common? They have all been instrumental in distracting me from doing what I should be doing, and that’s writing. To be fair, this week I've had a bigger excuse, a job interview at another zoo for small people, but nonetheless, I've found excuses to avoid putting finger to button. ...
