The other half of the species
*NOTE – There are mild spoilers for The Avengers ahead, as well as some trademark ramblings. Go forward at your peril* So, women. That’s a hell of way to start a thought, but not an uncommon one, I suspect. Said…
Back from the brink
That might be a little bit melodramatic. Ah well. Yes, it is true, I am back once more on the blog. The reason for my return (other than avague sense of guilt and professional inadequacy) is that I am currently…
The Writing Lunch
Those of you who follow my twitterings will have noticed in the last three days a strange new hashtag has appeared around twelve o’clock; #writinglunch. Marvel at its promise, its innovation, its simplicity! Or don’t, since its hardly revolutionary. As…
The Next Thing
So, what am I up to at the moment, you ask? Well, right now I am hip-deep in planning my novel submission for this year’s Black Library window (tentatively titled The Lost and the Damned; I’ll blog about that in…
Routine
Once more I return to this ill-frequented corner of the Net. You know the drill – life, work, actual writing work, etc etc. So, what am I up to now, you ask? Well, I am moving house… that’s pretty big….
Holiday!
Good afternoon fair internet-folk! I post to inform you that there is a planned web-silence coming into effect from pretty time much the time I press the “Publish Post” button (this is to distinguish this time for the rest of…
“You don’t become great by trying to be great…”
“…You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.” That’s a quote from a strip from the world-renowned XKCD.com web-comic. Its something anyone embarking on any project ought…
Draft 0
Adam Christopher’s blog today has a great piece of writing advice. I’ll let you go there and read it, since I think more people ought to be aware of his excellent web presence and made to salivate over the imminent…
Deadlines approach
So there are ten days until the Black Library submission deadline. Having abandoned, for this year, my novel submission, I now have only a pair of short stories to worry about. I am happy to say that I have one…