Here's how it's gonna be

I always like to write myself a little mission statement at the beginning of a new blog, so that I can look back years later and say, "Whaa? I said I would do THAT?" It's like getting a surprise present from myself!

I have a few aspirations for this blog. I often find myself pontificating in my own head whilst walking the dog, explaining to some invisible audience all the myriad odd inspirations for my work – and there are a lot of them. There's music, of course; the book is deeply concerned w...