Hi everyone, I’m going for it and entering a competition with some of my writing (one chapter plus a 1000 word summary). The closing date is 1st July. Looks like a really fair competition where all the entries get looked at with a view to publication. Now I just have to pick a chapter. Wish […]
Read more "Upcoming Competition Entry"Hi everyone, I realised I haven’t put any samples on the website yet. So, I’m going to put a sample on the website, which is here. Enjoy. This is from Chapter 11 “Why me? Why are you telling this to me?” “I trust you. I do not know why other than that. Come […]
Read more "New Sample"Admittedly, I’m quite new to writing in a serious way. This is the longest thing I’ve ever written. I just hit 38,000 words and this is just one of the things I’ve noticed. Sometimes I skip ahead a bit and see what a character is about to say or do. It’s the most bizarre feeling. […]
Read more "Characters and how they do stuff"I’d like to share some artwork, done by a very talented girl in my Year 6 class. Her name is Darcie and she created this wonderful pastel drawing of Paul and Temperance. I haven’t written this scene yet but it’s not as far away as it used to be.
Read more "Artwork"Back in the old days, when we used to go on holiday up to Scotland, we would be stuck in a car for hours. This was before my brother or I had personal cassette players or anything like that. No iPods back then. We had these: The accompaniment to these trips was always the […]
Read more "My Life with Science Fiction – Part 1"Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
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