by Neil | Jan 29, 2008 | Books, Crime, Mystery, Personal, Reading, Writers, Writing
No doubt if, like me, you’re a fan of Neil Gaiman you’ll have already read about this. Patry Francis managed to do that amazing thing every writer dreams of and got her book sold only to discover she had an aggressive form of cancer. That fact means...by Neil | Jan 22, 2008 | Art, Blog, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Thoughts, Writers, Writing
Mister Peace, one of the earliest friends of this blog, has passed me a meme-disseminated award: A Roar for Powerful Words. The award was created by The Shameless Lions Writing Circle to spread awareness of good and powerful writing on the Internet. Thanks Mister...by Neil | Jan 14, 2008 | Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Writers
1984. I was five in 1984. The Berlin Wall still stood. Thatcher was busy castrating the unions, Reagan eyeballed Chernenko and the world teetered on the brink of a few atoms. Oh and Tommy Cooper died live on telly. Another taff bites the dust. But the world survived...by Neil | Dec 31, 2007 | Books, Fiction, Horror, Iain Banks, Joe Hill, Margaret Atwood, Mitch Albom, Neal Stephenson, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Science Fiction, Writers, Writing
The problem with top fives is that, rather like celebrations, it can be hard to stop and so today we have my Top Five Books What I Read in 2007. The year started off well with a good haul of Neal Stephenson books including The Baroque Cycle, I went through those at a...by Neil | Dec 30, 2007 | Fiction, Gareth Lyn Powell, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Short Stories, Susanna Clarke, Writers, Writing
I’m back in London. I spent most of yesterday driving, we took the opportunity to call in with some friends on the way back and we were not helped by proper Welsh rain. Now I’m quite enjoying flumping on my own sofa and not doing anything. Ergo there are...